This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VII ("Time Drags When You're Miserable") and Chapter VII ("Some Jerk").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase do the girls always use to say good-bye?
(a) One-two-three...zoot.
(b) Bye now, purple cow.
(c) Ice cream at my place?
(d) Later, Alligator.

2. At the beginning of Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," we are told that Melissa (George) rubs her eyes until "rows and rows of tiny triangles twirled and twinkled in the darkness" (Gino 11). What technique is being used here?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

4. Where is Melissa's (George's) house key?
(a) Lost somewhere at school.
(b) On a giant key ring that she keeps in her back pocket.
(c) Sewn into a pocket of her backpack.
(d) She is not allowed to have one.

5. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Ms. Udell announce after the lunchtime recess?
(a) Because she is being too talkative, Kelly is in danger of losing her role as Charlotte.
(b) The students will be working on the play, not their usual work, in the afternoons.
(c) The student who was supposed to play Wilbur has had to drop out of the play.
(d) Melissa, Jeff, and Rick will be working in a small group together.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VI, "Taken," there is another scene where Melissa (George) is coming home and struggling to get the door open. What is the function of this scene?

2. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," why does Ms. Udell want the actors to practice in the auditorium?

3. In Chapter V, "Auditions," Mrs. Udell congratulates the class on their patience and then does what?

4. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what does Kelly say about her father?

5. What does Melissa's (George's) teacher say in Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," that makes Melissa cry even harder?

(see the answer key)

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