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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. How does Melinda feel as she runs away from the store in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) Like a rabid dog.
(b) Like a track star.
(c) Like a scared rabbit.
(d) Like a trapped rat.

2. 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 is happy for the compliment.
(c) She wishes her parents were divorcing.
(d) She realizes how much the friendship means to her.

3. What is written behind the suffragette poster?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The message, "I need an A".
(c) A message about standing up for what one believes.
(d) The word "Help."

4. To where does Melinda catch the bus in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) Her mother's store.
(b) Her therapist's office.
(c) The quarry.
(d) The mall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Melinda feel fearful about David?

2. What does Melinda do for a whole week?

3. Where does Melinda begin working at Christmas break?

4. Why does Melinda think Mr. Freeman is driving too fast?

5. With whom is Andy associating now, in "Fourth Marking Period"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident in art class when Mr. Freeman's honesty hurts Melinda.

2. How does the book Mr. Freeman gives Melinda help her?

3. Who invites Melinda to his home in "Third Marking Period", and what is her response?

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

5. What does Heather tell Melinda in "Third Marking Period" that upsets Melinda?

6. What has Melinda been doing more frequently in "Third Marking Period", and where does she end up one day?

7. How does Melinda hurt herself in biology class?

8. What does the physical education teacher discover about Melindal and what is the result?

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

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

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