Show:
Melody's Family
Melody's Class and Teachers
Melody's Medi-Talker and Aide
Whiz Kids
Random
100
What is Melody's little sister's name?
Penny
100
Who are the two main bullies?
Molly and Claire
100
What is Melody's aide's name?
Catherine
100
True or false: Melody gets 100% on both of the preliminary tests to get onto the quiz team.
true
100
What is Melody's condition?
cerebral palsy
200
Who is Mrs. V?
She is a woman who used to be a nurse with Melody's mom. She is tall and a little strange. She often watches Melody and pushes her to never give up.
200
In the first inclusion class, which is a music class, who volunteered to sit next to Melody?
Rose
200
What does Melody tease her aide, Catherine, about?
her sense of fashion
200
What school does Spaulding Street go up against in the final round of the competition?
Perry Valley
200
What does Melody associate with music?
She associates colors and smells with music.
300
What nickname does Mrs. V give to Melody?
Mello Yellow
300
Which teacher introduces Melody to books on tape?
Mrs. Tracy
300
What does Melody name her Medi-Talker?
Elvira
300
What place does Spaulding Street get in Washington, D.C.?
9th place
300
How does Mrs. V get 6 free tickets to the new aquarium?
Mrs. V wins a contest at the bookstore in the mall about why fish are important in our world ecology.
400
When Melody's mom gets pregnant with Penny, what does she worry about?
She worries that Penny might turn out like Melody. She blames herself for Melody's condition.
400
Explain what happened when Melody's mom came to Mrs. Billups' class when Melody wouldn't stop shrieking.
Melody's mom yelled at Mrs. Billups for teaching third graders the alphabet and making the class listen to the annoying music all day long. She told Mrs. Billups that the children all had brains of their own.
400
What is the first thing Melody makes her Medi-Talker say?
Thanks, Mrs. V.
400
What does Melody do when the quiz team offers her their little plastic trophy?
She laughs and hits the trophy off of the tray of her wheelchair. It falls to the ground and breaks into several pieces.
400
What did Mr. Hugely say Melody's parents should do with her?
He said they should put her into a facility where she would be taken care of and she would soon forget all about her parents.
500
Explain what happens on the day Penny gets hit by a car.
It's the day after the quiz team leaves without her, and it is cold and rainy. Melody wants to go to school to show that she's not a quitter. Melody's mom finally gets Melody out the door and into the car because the bus has already left. Melody turns to wave at her dad, but when the door closes she sees a bundle of yellow run out the door. She screams and kicks to tell her mom that Penny is outside. (She can't use her Medi-Talker because lightning and electricity don't mix well, so they didn't bring it.) Her mom yells at her and says that she's tired of Melody acting up. Melody's mom backs the car up. Melody feels a soft thud. Melody's mom stops the car and her dad runs out of the house asking where Penny is. Melody's mom gets out of the car and screams for a long, long while.
500
Give the names and personalities of three of Melody's H-5 classmates.
Ashley is the youngest, is always dressed in matching clothes, and struggles to move her body. Carl is larger, good with his hands, and wears a diaper. Maria has Down syndrome, is the only kid who likes Sydney the Snowman, and calls Melody Melly-Belly. Gloria is constantly rocking, often sits in the corner and wraps her arms around herself, and is autistic. Willy is never quiet, is in constant motion, and loves baseball. Jill uses a walker, cries a lot, and was in a car accident when she was a baby. Freddy is the oldest, uses an electrec wheelchair, and loves anything and everything fast.
500
What is the name of the voice Melody programs her Medi-Talker to sound like?
Trish
500
Explain what happens on the day Melody is supposed to go to Washington, D.C.?
Melody's family made sure to get to the airport on time, but when they got there, they found out that their flight had been canceled due to a snowstorm. They learned that the quiz team went out to breakfast together without inviting Melody. They got to the airport really early and were able to catch an earlier flight. When they got on the plane, Rose was going to call Melody to tell her to get there early, but she thought that Melody might be an embarrassment. When she looked at the other team members, they all shook their heads. She put her phone away and never made the call.
500
What was Melody's fish's name, and how did he die?
His name was Ollie. One day he jumped out of his bowl. Melody screamed for her mom, but she didn't come. Melody tried to help, but she just tipped over the fish bowl. When Melody's mom finally came, she thought Melody had killed Ollie by tipping over the bowl.