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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter III ("Acting Is Just Pretend") and Chapter IV ("Anticipation").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), what do readers learn that Melissa's (George's) mother is opposed to?
(a) Eating meat.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Scott dating.
(d) Texting at the dinner table.

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

3. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," Kelly uses the expression "al dente." What does this expression translate as?
(a) To the tooth.
(b) Dented.
(c) In front of.
(d) Quickly.

4. At the beginning of Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what makes Melissa cry in class?
(a) A cruel note from Alex.
(b) Her teacher's unfair punishment.
(c) Charlotte's death.
(d) Kelly's refusal to stand up for her.

5. Who is Ms. Udell?
(a) The school secretary.
(b) The teacher of the other fourth grade classroom.
(c) Melissa's fourth grade teacher.
(d) Kelly's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Mr. Zuckerman and Mr. Arable?

2. In Chapter I, "Secrets," what does Melissa (George) think about the girls in the magazine?

3. On page 5, the narrator tells us that when the bathroom door rattles, "It was as if Scott were rattling George's heart inside her rib cage." This is an example of which technique?

4. Which is the best description of Melissa's (George's) school?

5. Where did Melissa (George) get her copy of Girls' Life?

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