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 II, "Charlotte Dies," what good news does Kelly have for Melissa (George)?
(a) Kelly's uncle is coming to visit.
(b) Ms. Udell has said there will not be homework for the weekend.
(c) She is going to play Charlotte in the school play.
(d) Her father says that Melissa can come over on the weekend.

2. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what makes Melissa (George) giggle frantically?
(a) Kelly has spaghetti stuck in her hair.
(b) Jeff trips over his own foot.
(c) The recess supervisor takes away Jeff's phone.
(d) Kelly says that Melissa does not actually want to be a girl.

3. When Melissa is crying and readers are told that one of her teardrops "spread into a spiderweb on the page," (12), what technique is being used?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

4. After Scott leaves, where does Melissa hide the blue bag?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In Scott's room.
(c) In her closet.
(d) In a bathroom cupboard.

5. 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) Kelly's refusal to stand up for her.
(d) Charlotte's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what does the teacher tell Jeff and Rick?

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

4. In Chapter I, "Secrets," it is implied that Melissa (George) hides her ChapStick in the spring because of what?

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

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