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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. Why does Melinda drop the posters she is hanging?
(a) IT comes up behind her and whispers.
(b) She is surprised to see her parents walk into the principal's office.
(c) She has a concussion from her fall in biology class.
(d) She falls off the stepstool.

2. What does Melinda do for a whole week?
(a) Attend class without skipping.
(b) Speak to David about stuff besides lab work.
(c) Speak to her parents at dinner.
(d) Not speak to Heather.

3. Who does Melinda see in the mall on the last day of Spring break?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Heather.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Andy.

4. What does Melinda almost do after opening her Christmas presents?
(a) Tell her parents how happy she is.
(b) Leave home.
(c) Tell her parents about what happened to her at the party.
(d) Scream at her parents.

5. How does Melinda react to her talk with Heather in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) She thinks Heather is wise to leave the Marthas.
(b) She wishes her parents were divorcing.
(c) She realizes how much the friendship means to her.
(d) She is happy for the compliment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the artist she studies inspire Melinda to draw?

2. Why does the principal call Melinda's parents?

3. Who is in detention when Melinda attends?

4. What happened to Melinda at the party when she called the police?

5. Where does Melinda go when she arrives at Effert's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Melinda happen to go to a party where there are alcohol and older students in the past?

2. What is Mr. Freeman doing during art class in "Second Marking Period"?

3. What is the result of the meeting with Melinda, her parents, the guidance counselor and the principal?

4. Why is Melinda worried about Rachel in "Fourth Marking Period", and what does she try to do to alleviate the worry?

5. How does the extra credit project end Melinda up at the principal's office?

6. How does it seem the girls in the International Club are reacting to Andy?

7. How does Melinda hurt herself in biology class?

8. Describe the ride with Mr. Freeman to Melinda's mother's workplace.

9. What book does the class begin to study in English, and what is Melinda's response to it?

10. Describe the traumatic event that took place for Melinda at the party the summer before.

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