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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 shop at Effert's?
(a) Because they are the least expensive store in town.
(b) Because they have the most stylish clothing.
(c) So her mother can use her discount.
(d) To show the Marthas that she is hip.

2. Where does Melinda begin working at Christmas break?
(a) The stockroom in her mother's store.
(b) A fast food store.
(c) The stockroom in a rival store from her mother's.
(d) At home raking the yard.

3. What causes Melinda a great deal of consternation in "Fourth Marking Period"?
(a) Her parents want her to change schools.
(b) Mr. Neck says she has to give an oral report for extra credit.
(c) Andy is put in her art class.
(d) Mr. Freeman asks her to teach the class about Cubism.

4. Where does Melinda go one day when she skips school?
(a) The museum.
(b) The ariport.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The library.

5. What does Mr. Freeman bring Melinda after he comments on her work in "Fourth Marking Period"?
(a) A book on Cubism.
(b) A lump of clay.
(c) A box of kleenex.
(d) A new set of paints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the summer party have that Melinda's mother does not know about?

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

3. What keeps Melinda from stopping at a specific store in "Third Marking Period"?

4. What is written behind the suffragette poster?

5. What does Mr. Freeman say about Melinda's work in "Fourth Marking Period"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What touches Melinda emotionally on Christmas Day and what happens?

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

3. What does Mr. Freeman believe is Melinda's problem in art class, and what does he do about it?

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

5. What is Melinda's response to Heather's talk in "Third Marking Period"?

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

7. How does Melinda hurt herself in biology class?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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