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Out of My Mind REVIEW Ch 1-20

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the protagonist of Out of My Mind?

a)

Penny

b)

Butterscotch

c)

Harmony

d)

Melody

2.

What disorder does Melody have?

a)

ALS

b)

Down Syndrome

c)

Cerebral Palsy

d)

Austism

3.

Who understands Melody the best?

a)

Her mom

b)

Her dad

c)

Penny

d)

Mrs. Billings

4.

What is Melody's dog's name?

a)

Fluffy

b)

Butterscotch

c)

Coffee

d)

Candy

5.

Why was Mrs. V good for Melody?

a)

She wouldn't let her get hurt at all.

b)

She gave her good food.

c)

She watched her so her mom could have extra time to herself.

d)

She pushed her to learn and grow.

6.

Why does Melody feel guilty?

a)

She feels like she is a burden to her parents.

b)

She hurt Butterscotch.

c)

She threw a fit in Mrs. Billups' class.

d)

She was jealous of Penny.

7.

Why was Melody angry at Mrs. Billups?

a)

She hit Melody

b)

She taught the same thing every day

c)

She said nasty things to Melody every day

d)

She smelled bad

8.

Why is Melody frustrated?

a)

She can't communicate

b)

She can't walk

c)

People don't know that she is intelligent

d)

All these reasons

9.

What color was Melody's wheelchair?

a)

blue

b)

pink

c)

yellow

d)

black

10.

Why did Melody's goldfish die?

a)

Melody knocked his bowl down and killed him

b)

Penny grabbed him

c)

He jumped out of his bowl

d)

Butterscotch ate him

11.

Who is the author of Out of My Mind?

a)

Maya Davis

b)

Ruthie Anderson

c)

Melody Brooks

d)

Sharon M. Draper

12.

Which quotes supports the narrator's claim to love words?

a)

"I have never spoken a single word, and I am almost eleven years old"

b)

"words were like sweet liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade."

c)

"I'm surrounded by Thousands of words"

d)

"words have always swirled around me like snowflakes"

13.

How does the following quote contribute to the development of the novel?


"Sometimes people never ask my name, like it's not important or something. It is. My name is Melody."

a)

It expresses to the reader that the main character feels lonely and wants a friend.

b)

It emphasizes the idea that people with disabilities have names.

c)

It supports the main character's Point of view of wanting to have a voice and be acknowledged by the people around her.

d)

It expresses the idea that the main character wants to walk one day.

14.

Which quote supports the idea that the narrator pays close attention to details.

a)

"But I did absorb everything. I began to recognize noises and smells and tastes.

b)

"Songs floated through me and stayed"

c)

" I never cried much as a baby"

d)

" I can remember way back when I was really young"

15.

According to the text, how do the narrator's parents taste in music differ?

a)

Melody's mom loves classical and her father loves country.

b)

Melody's mother loves jazz and her father loves classical

c)

Melody's mother loves classical and her father loves jazz.

d)

Melody's mother loves country and her father loves jazz.

16.

Which literary device is used in the following quote?


"Try again, Sweetie." Dad said, sadness decorating the edges of his words.

a)

Simile

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

irony

17.

Which literary devices are used in the following text?


"I'd see a sunbeam coming through the window, turn my head to watch the little dust things that floated in it and bam, I'd be face-first on the floor. "

a)

alliteration and onomatopoeia

b)

simile and metaphor

c)

imagery and simile

d)

imagery and onomatopoeia

18.

Which literary device is being used:


My parents blanketed me with conversation.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

imagery

19.

How does Melody demonstrate that she is excited?

a)

She spins around in her wheelchair

b)

She doesn't demonstrate any special behaviors

c)

She starts kicking and screeching

d)

She laughs

20.

Which quote shows the effect that Melody's 'tantrum' had on her mother's emotions?

a)

"Mom got to the door of the store, yanked me out of the cart and left all of her selections sitting there."

b)

"No!" mom said more forcefully.

c)

"She was almost in tears when she got to the door"

d)

"You are not going to have a tantrum on me!"

21.

Which literary device is being used:


My mother whispered her strength into my ear.

a)

irony

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

imagery

22.

Which literary device is being used:


Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

23.

I've watched those things a million times

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

irony

24.

What is an "inclusion program?"

a)

Including your friends at recess

b)

Including parents in decision making

c)

Including students with special needs in regular education classes

d)

Including service dogs in schools

25.

Who is Catherine?

a)

Melody's mom

b)

Melody's only friend in 5th grade

c)

Melody's sister

d)

Melody's aide

26.

What do Claire and Molly accuse Melody of?

a)

Having Catherine cheat on tests for her

b)

Having a crush on Mr. Dimming

c)

Faking her disability

d)

Being mean to them

27.

Who is Melody's closest friend in the inclusion classes?

a)

Penny

b)

Molly

c)

Claire

d)

Rose

28.

Where does Mrs. V invite Melody's family?

a)

The aquarium

b)

The zoo

c)

The museum

d)

The botanical gardens

29.

The computer Melody chooses is called a

a)

Demi-Speaker

b)

Medi-Talker

c)

Multi-Tasker

d)

Docter-Talker

30.

The first kid to be nice to Melody about the computer is

a)

Her friend Rose

b)

Claire

c)

Maria from H-5

d)

Connor, the class clown

31.

What is "Doodle"?

a)

A picture Melody drew in art class

b)

Penny's favorite stuffed animal

c)

The family dog

d)

Her dad's nickname for her

32.

What does Melody tease her mom about?

a)

Being dumb

b)

Being fat

c)

Being too slow

d)

Being mean

33.

What food was Melody craving that her dad couldn't figure out?

a)

A Big Mac

b)

Spaghetti and Meatballs

c)

A Tuna Melt

d)

An ice cream sundae

34.

Why does Melody get excited in the store when she sees the colored blocks?

a)

She is excited by the pretty colors.

b)

She wants to warn her mother of the danger.

c)

She remembers them from the doctor’s office.

35.

Who is our narrator?

a)

Melody

b)

Mrs. Brooks

c)

Mrs. V

36.

What does Melody dream about?

a)

Being a normal, active girl.

b)

Being a princess with pretty clothes.

c)

Being locked up in a cage and not being able to leave.

37.

Why does Mrs. Brooks give Mrs. Billups five dollars?

a)

She pays for a new book for Melody.

b)

She takes the CD that is playing and breaks it.

c)

She buys new decorations for Sydney the Snowman.

38.

What did Dr. Hugely tell Melody's Mother that angered her so much?

a)

Melody should be left in a special home and forgotten.

b)

Melody is a smart girl who will learn lots.

c)

She should be put up for adoption.

d)

Melody can do anything she wants to do.

39.
Who was Melody's new friend when the Music Inclusion Class began?
a)
Claire
b)
Molly
c)
Rose
d)
Connor
40.
Who is the lady that first made Melody learn to scoot, find a way to get what she wanted, and to read? 
a)
Mrs. Goodson "G"
b)
Mrs. Grape "G"
c)
Mrs. Valencia "V"
d)
Mrs. Strawberry "S"