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Speak Final Exam 2021 4 Sections
Section 1: Basic Background Questions
1. On the day her biology class began dissecting frogs, Melinda...
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2. When her father announced that he was going to the hardware store one Saturday, Melinda...
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3. David Petrakis walked out of his social studies class one day because...
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4. Melinda always dreaded it when her mother...
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threw frog at the teacher.
passed out and cut her head.
refused to pick up the knife.
told David she could not go through with dissecting the frog.
told him to buy her a hammer and nails.
offered to go and buy him a new toolbox.
asked him to buy some flower seeds.
wanted to go with him to look for a paintbrush.
Mr. Neck had become angry and closed a debate.
Mr. Neck had accused him of cheating on a test.
he had forgotten to bring his homework to class.
David had received an F on a debate project.
made fruitcakes at Christmas time.
planned a birthday party for her.
tried to cook a Thanksgiving dinner.
refused to go shopping with Melinda.
5. After seeing Andy Evans at the town bakery one morning, Melinda decided to...
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6. Mr. Freeman claimed the students could _____ in his art class.
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7. On a Saturday morning, Melinda forced herself to...
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8. Heather thought that she and Melinda should...
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9. Mr. Freeman was excited when Melinda...
give a note to Andy to leave Rachel alone.
skip school that day.
go to the police station.
follow Andy to school.
find their souls
sleep all period
get A's
earn some money
phone Andy's parents at home.
make an appointment with a psychologist.
ride her bike to the scene of the rape.
tell her parents what happened to her at the party last summer.
take a trip to California.
start modeling together.
join some clubs at school.
have their hair dyed blonde.
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10. How was Melinda able to stop Andy from raping her after school one day?
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11. On the Monday after the prom, Melinda learned that...
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12. One day at lunch, Heather told Melinda that the two of them could no longer be friends because...
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13. Although she felt she had written a good extra-credit report for social studies, Melinda received a D on the report because...
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painted a portrait of her mother as a child sitting in a tree.
carved a huge tree out of an old piece of wood.
made a strange sculpture with turkey bones.
drew a picture of herself using a single crayon.
She ran outside to find the lacrosse team.
She hid in the janitor's closet.
She sprayed him with a fire extinguisher.
She held a piece of glass to his throat.
Rachel had been raped by Andy at the prom.
Andy had never picked Rachel up to go to the prom.
Rachel had left Andy in the middle of the prom.
Andy had tried to attack Mr. Neck during the prom.
they were too much alike.
they were too different.
Melinda was quitting the Marthas.
Heather was moving soon.
she had doodled a picture of Mr. Neck on it.
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14. Melinda's entire gym class watched one day when Melinda...
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15. The school board of Merryweather High _____ several times throughout the school year.
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16. Rachel spent a lot of her time...
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17. By the end of the school year, Melinda was finally able to convince herself that...
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she had forgotten to include any footnotes.
she didn't remember to turn it in on time.
she refused to read it in front of the class.
ran for two hours without stopping.
made forty-two free throws in a row.
beat Nicole in a tennis match.
turned somersaults across the gym.
changed the date of the prom
changed the school mascot
made plans for renovation
passed a stricter dress code
practicing on the old piano in the music department.
working as a cashier in a new restaurant at the mall.
trying to lift as many pounds of weight as the boys.
running around with the foreign-exchange students.
Rachel had been right about everything.
Andy was really not such a bad guy.
the rape had not been her fault.
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18. On the first day of school, Mr. Freeman instructed Melinda and each of her classmates to...
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19. David Petrakis kind of asks Heather out on a date. In what chapter does Melinda consider this possibility?
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20. Melinda was angry with Rachel because Rachel had...
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the rape had never really happened.
pick pieces of paper from a broken globe with one word written on them.
draw pictures showing how they would look in old age.
paint their chosen seats in the colors of their choice.
make a tower using their pencils and tubes of glue.
"Real Spring"
"Advice from a Smart Mouth"
"No Justice. No Peace."
"Blue Roses"
decided to move in with Melinda's older sister.
left Melinda alone when the party ended.
not even asked Mel the truth about the party.
she had not given Melinda a birthday present.
Section 2: Short & Extended Responses
1. Create a vertical, chronological time-line of the Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Include 15 events that occurred as the turkey is being prepared.
2. Consider the two following occasions when Melinda did not speak.
A) When Mel is with her parents and they actually notice that she has been drawing. (Winter Break)
B) At the summer party when she goes to use the phone. (A Night to Remember)
What does she consider saying, and what makes her stay quiet? Cite paragraph numbers to support your response.
3. Explain in three paragraphs what kind of friend Heather seems to be to Melinda. Start with... 1) when they first meet, continue by
2) discussing events that they face together, and
3) end with what happened just before the prom. Cite chapter names to support your response. Spelling and punctuation count.
4. Give examples of what kind of person David Patrakis is. Choose any three chapters below to describe David as a student and a friend.
Chapter title: "Blue Roses"
Chapter title: "First Amendment"
Chapter title: "Peeled and Cored"
Chapter title: "First Amendment, Second Verse"
Chapter title: "Gag Order"
Chapter title: "Advice from a Smart Mouth"
Section 3: Who's Who? What's What?
1. The librarian who helps Melinda is Ms. Connor. (T or F)
2. In the chapter "Home Sick," Melinda really is sick. (T or F)
3. David Petrakis is a senior. (T or F)
4. Mr. Neck is not a popular coach at Merryweather High School. (T or F)
5. At the end of the story, Mel is still not getting along with her parents. (T or F)
6. Mel's mother works at a clothing store in the mall called Effert's. (T or F)
7. When Melinda first goes to art class, she does not like Mr. Freeman. (T or F)
8. The girl that was Melinda's best friend since elementary school is named Ivy. (T or F)
9. Emily Briggs is a member of the Marthas. (T or F)
10. Every girl, except Melinda, thinks that Andy Evans is a great guy. (T or F)
11. Andy Evans is a senior who is dating Heather. (T or F)
12. Siobhan Falon is a member of the Marthas. (T or F)
13. The boy that Melinda refers to as "Basketball Pole" is really named Brendan Keller. (T or F)
14. Heather is a very good friend to Melinda. (T or F)
15. In the chapter "A Little Writing on the Wall," Ivy gets Melinda in trouble, and Mel is sent out of class. (T or F)
Section 4: Metaphors & Onomatopoeia
1. Which of the following are metaphors? Choose all that are correct.
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2. Choose all of the metaphors listed.
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3. Choose only the statements that are examples of metaphors.
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"... students are complaining."
"... choke out a smile..."
"... swim down the hall..."
"... mined every subject for the root..."
"They're mostly cops and insurance salesmen..." ("Genetics")
"This boy was an animal." ("Oprah, Sally Jesse,...")
"Our yard is a mess." ("Real Spring")
"I simmer." ("No Justice. No Peace.")
"... splurged on cheap black wigs..." ("Halloween")
"... mascot earns a standing ovation..." ("Devils Destroy")
"I settle into my nest... " ("Halloween")
"As Heather shakes her pom-poms..." (Devils Destroy")
