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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) Makeup.
(b) Scott dating.
(c) Eating meat.
(d) Texting at the dinner table.

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

3. Which is the best description of Melissa's (George's) school?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Overcrowded.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Orderly.

4. In the beginning of Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), how does Melissa (George) get to Kelly's house?
(a) She takes a city bus.
(b) She walks.
(c) She rides her bike.
(d) Scott gives her a ride.

5. In the Chapter I, "Secrets," description of Scott, what purpose do details like the hole in his jeans and his months without a haircut serve?
(a) These details show that Melissa (George) is judgmental about her brother's appearance.
(b) These details show that Scott is often dirty and sloppy.
(c) These details show that Scott is comfortable with male gender norms.
(d) These details show that Melissa (George) does not really like her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what silly name does Kelly give herself?

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?

3. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," Kelly uses the expression "al dente." What does this expression translate as?

4. When Kelly tells her father to keep his music turned down so she and Melissa (George) can rehearse, how does Mr. Arden react?

5. In Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), what does Kelly say was once true about the theater?

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