Fish Bowl Quiz

Why had Melody once thrown a tantrum in a superstore?

• She saw a woman shoplifting some items in the electronics department.

• She wanted her mom to notice a country CD in the music section.

• Her shoe had fallen off, and her mom hadn't noticed.

• She was unable to tell her mom about the dangerous blocks on the shelf.

Mrs. V made it her mission to give Melody language after---

• the watched a documentary about Stephen Hawking

• she listened to an audio book about Helen Keller

• she saw a program about a surgical procedure for people with cerebral palsy

• Melody was able to form a few words in American Sign Language

What did Melody want that she could not communicate to her dad?

• A pair of Nikes

• A Big Mac and a shake

• a book about Antartica

• A hello Kitty backpack

Mrs. V said it was a great idea for Melody to invite Rose to go to ---

• a Chinese Restaurant

• the art Museum

• the planetarium

• the aquarium

What was the first thing Melody had her Medi-Talker say?

• "What's up, Rose?"

• "How about a Big Mac, Dad?"

• "I love you, mom."

• "Thanks, Mrs. V."

What did Mr. Dimming say after the practice round for the Whiz Kids team?

• The questions must not have been difficult enough if Melody had won it.

• Some students had complained that Melody had distracted them.

• Claire had been disqualified for looking at Melody's answers.

• No student had more than fifty percent correct, which was not a good sign.

At the TV studio, what did a man named Paul tell Melody?

• He could add a program to Elvira that would enable her to make phone calls.

• She would have to be seated away from her teammates.

• His daughter was a counselor at a camp for kids with cerebral palsy.

• He often built stuff for his son who was in a wheelchair.

What did Claire tell Mrs. Ochoa, the reporter from Channel Six News?

• She was the one who had talked Melody into trying out for the team.

• She didn't think Melody was going to be able to go to Washington D.C.

• She thought Melody should be the captain of the Whiz Kids team.

• She talked to Melody all the time, and they ate lunch together every day.

When Melody and her family arrived at the airport, what did they discover?

• Someone had misplaced her ticket, and she would have to take a later flights.

• The elevators were out of order, and Melody had to be carried up the stairs.

• Her flight was canceled, and her teammates had taken an earlier flight.

• She would not be allowed to take her motorized chair on the plane.

After the team returned from Washington D.C., Rose said that she had ---

• seen Melody's missing plane ticket but had not said anything to anyone

• forgotten to call Melody to invite her to go out to breakfast with the team

• not called Melody from the airport after Mr. Dimming asked her to

• told Mr. Dimming that Melody was sick and could not make the flight