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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter IX ("Dinner at Arnie's") and Chapter X ("Transformations").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter VI, "Taken," starts with what event that disrupts the usual household routine?
(a) The car will not start.
(b) Melissa's mom oversleeps.
(c) Melissa gets a strange phone call.
(d) The family dog is missing.

2. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa looking for as she says Charlotte's last words?
(a) A quick way off of the ladder and out of the auditorium.
(b) Her father.
(c) Jeff and Rick.
(d) The reactions of both the audience and her mother.

3. What kind of creature is Wilbur, from Charlotte's Web?
(a) A goose.
(b) A spider.
(c) A rat.
(d) A pig.

4. Why does Melissa (George) hope that Mr. and Mrs. Williams do not move away?
(a) Because Mr. Williams is the one who fixes her bike when it breaks down.
(b) Because a boy her age might move in.
(c) Because she will miss Kelly.
(d) Because she earns money doing their yard work.

5. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what causes Melissa (George) to open her eyes in confusion after she recites her first speech with her eyes closed?
(a) Ms. Udell has pushed back her chair and stood up.
(b) Ms. Udell starts scolding her.
(c) Ms. Udell is laughing.
(d) Ms. Udell does not read her cue for her next line.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what happens when Melissa (George) gets up to get a dictionary?

2. On page 90 of Chapter VI, "Taken," Melissa (George) stands still, and "The hairs on her arms stood straight up, and the back of her neck tingled." What emotion is Gino depicting, here?

3. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what makes Melissa (George) giggle frantically?

4. At the very end of Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa doing in her room?

5. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what lie does Melissa (George) tell her mother?

(see the answer key)

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