Out of My Mind (Ch. 15-16)

What does Melody name her Medi-talker (computer)?

• Elvira, after a country song that she loves

• Goldie, after her goldfish

• Penny, after her sister

• Orange, because that is her favorite color

What is the official name of the new communication technology Melody gets to order for delivery?

• Multi-Translator

• Multi-Talker

• Medi-Talker

• Medi-Translator

When the machine finally gets delivered, Melody's parents...

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

• 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.

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

When Melody first uses the machine with her parents in the room...

• ...the machine malfunctions and talks to Melody's parents in German.

• ...Mom and Dad jump up and down in ecstatic happiness that Melody can speak now.

• ...she uses it to tell one of the pre-programmed jokes and makes everyone laugh.

• ...Dad films Melody's first words on his camcorder, just like he did with Penny's first words.

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.

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

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

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

Which joke does Melody choose to tell her class (select one of the following)?

• "How do you make a Kleenex dance? Put a little boogie in it!"

• "Knock, Knock!" [Who's there?] "Boo." [Boo who?] "Don't cry, it's only a joke!"

• "Why did the student eat her homework? Because her teacher told her it was a piece of cake!"

• "Knock, knock!" [Who's there?] "Isabel." [Isabel who?] "Isabel out of order? I had to knock!"

Who is the first kid in the general ed classroom to compliment Melody on her new machine?

• Rose

• Claire

• Connor

• Rodney