Out of My Mind (Ch. 12-22)

What device does Melody get that helps her communicate?

• Medi-Talker

• Multi-Talker

• Medi-Speaker

• Multi-Speaker

What does Melody try out for in Mr. Dimming's class?

• Debate team

• Drama Club

• Whiz Kids quiz team

• Science Club

Melody programs lots of new sentences into her Medi-Talker, including responses for people who as what's 'wrong' with her; one is serious, one is snarky. What is the snarky response?

• "We all have disabilities. What's yours?"

• "I may not be able to speak well, but at least I have manners."

• "I sort of wish you were the one who had trouble speaking."

• "Didn't your mother teacher you that silence is golden?"

What does Melody's mom seem amazed by with Melody, even though Mrs. V says nobody is amazed when Penny does the same thing?

• Increasing the number of words she can say by the thousands.

• Chewing her food completely before swallowing.

• Laughing at jokes.

• Sleeping through the night.

Why does Melody put her chair on the 'manual' setting for Catherine to wheel her to the Whiz Kids tryouts?

• She is afraid her chair has short-circuited from the spilled tomato soup.

• She doesn't want to call attention to herself entering the room with the loud chair.

• She's too nervous and knows she couldn't drive well.

• She wants Catherine to feel like she's needed.

How does Mr. Dimming pretend to be caring about Melody's feelings?

• He sticks up for her against Claire's and Molly's rudeness.

• He says he doesn't want Melody to have injured feelings over not doing well on the hard test.

• He welcomes her with enthusiasm into the tryout session.

• He says he is very impressed with Melody's courage.

How do Melody and Catherine ensure that no one will claim Catherine is helping her with the answers to the questions during Whiz Kids tryouts?

• Catherine sits at the opposite side of the room.

• Catherine puts tape across her mouth.

• Catherine puts on noise-cancelling headphones.

• Catherine leaves the room altogether.

When the Medi-Talker finally gets delivered, Melody's parents...

• want her to wait until they are home from work before she opens the box to the machine.

• are angry when they find out Mrs. V and Melody opened the box without their permission.

• give Mrs. V and Melody permission to rip into the box even though her parents won't be there to see it.

• are afraid Mrs. V and Melody might break the machine if they open it improperly.

When Melody first demonstrates the Medi-Talker's abilities to her general education class, many are shocked because...

• 
  ...the volume on the machine is too loud and it scares them.

• ...the machine has so many cool colors.

• ...they never realized Melody had complicated thoughts or things to say.

• ...they can't believe Melody's family can afford such an expensive machine.

According to Mr. Dimming, what did Melody accomplish at the Whiz Kids Team tryout that nobody had ever done in the past 15 years?

• Melody was the only student that got all 100 questions correct.

• Melody was the only student who missed all the questions.

• Melody was the only girl to be on the team.

• Melody beat the record for the fastest time for taking the test.