OMM ch. 17-22

Which of the following statements from the text best reveals that Mr. Dimming does not believe Melody is intelligent?

• “Then we’ll just have to study and show them they’re wrong!”

• “Melody, please come up and get your candy bar…”

• “If Melody Brooks can win…then my questions must not be difficult enough!”

• “I figured the teacher offered me the candy…to make me feel good..”

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Melody says, “…we would have had a lesson on the Sahara Desert. Talk about toasty and dry!” (147) Which statement best explains what she meant?

• The Sahara Desert is hot and humid.

• The lesson on the Sahara Desert would be boring.

• The lesson on the Sahara Desert would be exciting.

• The classroom would be hot and humid, like the Sahara Desert.

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In Chapter 17, why does Sharon Draper show the reader the questions and answers from the Whiz Kids competition?

• She wants to make the chapter longer to read.

• She wants to demonstrate that the questions are difficult.

• She wants to show that the questions were super easy.

• She wants to show that the questions were all math related.

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Which example from the text is an example of personification?

• “But every year the early spring flowers shiver in the last snow of the season.”

• “What would you do if you could fly?”

• “She nods and gives me another sip of milk.”

• “You are a bird, Melody.”

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What type of figurative language is the following sentence from the text? 

“She screeches like a blue jay when she laughs.”

• Hyperbole because blue jays can’t laugh.

• Imagery because it is describing what the laugh sounds like.

• Irony because you don’t expect her laugh to sound like a bird.

• Imagery because it is describing what Molly looks like.

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Which word best represents Melody’s tone in Chapter 21?

• Confident

• Afraid

• Anxious

• Frustrated

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Which character’s tone could be described as confident in Chapter 21?

• Melody

• Rose

• Penny

• Connor

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Which statement best describes why Connor wanted to be on the quiz team?

• He liked to study and learn about many different topics.

• He wanted to be on television.

• His parents were making him try out.

• He loved playing trivia games.

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In chapter 22, what problem does Melody face during the Whiz Kids team practice?

• Her computer quits working and she has no way to communicate.

• The conversations move too fast for her to participate.

• She doesn’t know any of the answers to the questions.

• She gets sick and has to leave.

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Why doesn’t Melody want any pizza during the Whiz Kids team practice?

• She doesn’t like pizza.

• She was full from eating before practice.

• Elena and Rose wouldn’t give her any of the pizza.

• She can’t feed herself and there wasn’t anyone there that could help feed her.

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