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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 miss the bus in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) She is arguing with Heather on the phone.
(b) She decides to skip school.
(c) She is arguing with her mother.
(d) She oversleeps.

2. What does Melinda try after giving up on the linoleum block carving?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Clay.
(c) Fingerpaint.
(d) Computer graphics.

3. What grade does Melinda receive on her extra credit project?
(a) B.
(b) D.
(c) A.
(d) C.

4. What has Melinda done this April in "Fourth Marking Period"?
(a) Passed many of her tests.
(b) Applied to a private school.
(c) Attended an after-school art program.
(d) Gone to her grandmother's for Spring break.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melinda do after Mr. Freeman comments on her work in "Fourth Marking Period"?

2. What does the English teacher explain about the book they are going to study in "Third Marking Period"?

3. What has Melinda's parents noticed in "Third Marking Period"?

4. How do the girls of the International Club feel about Andy?

5. Who helps Melinda devise a plan for her extra credit social studies project?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Melinda's parents decide about her Christmas vacation, so what does Melinda do?

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

6. How does Melinda's focused work on an extra credit project backfire?

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

8. What ruins Melinda's leisurely walk to school?

9. How does Melinda hurt herself in biology class?

10. How does Melinda's pleasure at making posters turn into a nightmare?

(see the answer keys)

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