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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What at is the big question Melinda asks herself after she boards the bus?
(a) Who the cute boy is in the back row?
(b) Why the bus does not have seat belts.
(c) Where is the best place to sit?
(d) Why the bus driver is wearing sunglasses on such a cloudy day.

2. What is Melinda's mother preoccupied with at work in September?
(a) Getting better health insurance.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Fall line of clothing.
(d) Ordering summer clothing.

3. What do Melinda's parents make her do in "Second Marking Period"?
(a) Stop dyeing her hair green.
(b) Stay after school for academic help.
(c) Go to her cousin's party.
(d) Cut her hair.

4. How does Melinda think Heather got into the clan?
(a) A money bribe.
(b) She blackmails someone.
(c) Her father.
(d) She offers to do all their running around.

5. What does Heather say is necessary for advancement?
(a) Knowing one's goals.
(b) Having lots of money.
(c) Knowing one's limitations.
(d) Having lots of friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Melinda feel safe?

2. To what does Melinda compare her math teacher's love of algebra?

3. Why does Melinda end up sitting near the front?

4. About what is Melinda critical when she looks in the mirror from her bed?

5. Who solves a math problem at the board in "First Marking Period"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What class would Melinda avoid if possible and why?

2. What happens to Melinda in the cafeteria at lunch on the first day of school?

3. What is Mr. Freeman like and what does he have the students do on the first day?

4. What is the results of Melinda's participation in job day and how does Melinda feel about the event?

5. What is Melinda's state of mind on the first day of high school, and how do the students on the bus treat her?

6. What is Heather's plan for Melinda and herself?

7. How does Melinda feel about Algebra compared to other math courses she has taken?

8. How does Melinda refer to her teachers?

9. Who are the Marthas and why does Melinda talk about them?

10. Describe Melinda's first impressions of the art room.

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