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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 decides to skip school.
(b) She oversleeps.
(c) She is arguing with her mother.
(d) She is arguing with Heather on the phone.

2. What causes Melinda to faint in biology class?
(a) Not having any breakfast.
(b) Seeing a dead frog.
(c) Someone saying something nasty behind her back.
(d) Seeing another student vomit.

3. 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.

4. What did the summer party have that Melinda's mother does not know about?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) A lack of adult chaperones.
(c) A tattoo artist giving tattoos.
(d) Beer and seniors.

5. Why does the principal call Melinda's parents?
(a) To get permission for Melinda to go on a field trip with the art class.
(b) To tell them that Melinda could join the basketball team if she did better in school.
(c) To get permission for Melinda to go on a field trip with the English class.
(d) To set up a meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melinda think she may be when she is an adult?

2. About what does Melinda think when she is looking in the mirror at Efferts?

3. What is Melinda's reward for the thing she does for a whole week?

4. What grade does Melinda receive on her extra credit project?

5. What does Melinda decide on her continued walk to school in "Third Marking Period"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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