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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. In the beginning of the novel, what is the first thing that Melissa (George) does when she gets home?
(a) She calls Kelly to talk about the ending of Charlotte's Web.
(b) She plays Mario Kart with Scott.
(c) She gets the magazines out and spends time looking at them.
(d) She makes herself a snack and does homework.

2. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," why does Melissa (George) not agree to practice at lunch?
(a) She is afraid that someone will tell Ms. Udell.
(b) She is having second thoughts about trying out for Charlotte.
(c) She is angry at Kelly.
(d) She does not want people to overhear.

3. Where did Melissa (George) get her copy of Girls' Life?
(a) She found it in a recycling bin at the library.
(b) Kelly gave it to her because she felt sorry for Melissa.
(c) Scott's girlfriend gave it to her because she was done with it.
(d) She stole it from the news stand near where her mother works.

4. When, in Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," Melissa says that she would need parental permission to get hormone therapy, what does Kelly say?
(a) That hormone therapy should be for adults, anyway.
(b) That she should just ask her father.
(c) That taking hormones is not the only way for Melissa to feel more comfortable in her body.
(d) That Melissa's mother will let her do it.

5. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," how does Melissa respond after she is punched?
(a) She throws up.
(b) She tells a teacher.
(c) She punches back.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what good news does Kelly have for Melissa (George)?

2. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what does Melissa (George) notice about the girls' auditions?

3. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," Mr. Jackson compares the stage crew to which Charlotte's Web character?

4. In Chapter VI, "Taken," what eventually happens to the blue bag full of magazines?

5. In Chapter VI, "Taken," what does George (Melissa) do on the way to school?

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