101 pages 3 hours read

Sharon M. Draper

Out of My Mind

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

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Reading Check, Multiple Choice & Short Answer Quizzes

Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. How old is Melody?

2. What does Melody say she has never done?

3. What does Melody enjoy that she associates with scents and images?

4. What does Melody call the outbursts that she experiences?

5. What does Melody’s mom ask Melody in a moment of frustration?

Multiple Choice

1. How does Melody describe words?

A) She describes them as swirling, untouched snowflakes.

B) She says they’re like lead weights that she cannot pick up.

C) She describes them as feathers that tickle the back of her throat.

D) She says they’re like keys that don’t fit into the locks of her body.

2. How does Melody imagine that other people see her?

A) She imagines they don’t see her at all and that she is invisible.

B) She imagines people only see her wheelchair, since it is so large and bulky.

C) She imagines people see a child they don’t want to deal with, so they look past her.

D) She imagines people see a girl with dark hair with curious eyes whose head wobbles.

3. What song does Melody hear that causes her to react strongly with joy?

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