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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter IX ("Dinner at Arnie's") and Chapter X ("Transformations").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what is likely to be Scott's unstated reason for spending time with Melissa?
(a) He is worried about her and wants an excuse to talk.
(b) His mother bribed him to do it.
(c) He is bored spending so much time with his friends.
(d) He wants to find out if she believes that she is a girl.

2. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what function does the repetition of the word "dragged" serve in the first paragraph?
(a) It points out the irony of Melissa's unhappiness.
(b) It symbolizes the heaviness of Melissa's heart.
(c) It emphasizes how miserable Melissa is.
(d) It foreshadows events later in the chapter.

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

4. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa's mother's reaction to Melissa's performance?
(a) She is outraged.
(b) She realizes how wrong she has been.
(c) She feels sad that Melissa had to go so far to reach her own mother.
(d) She is embarrassed.

5. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Melissa tell Kelly that prompts Kelly to say "That's not fair!" (105)?
(a) Melissa tells Kelly about her mother taking the magazines.
(b) Melissa tells Kelly that her mother will not let her go live with her father permanently.
(c) Melissa tells Kelly that her mother will not let her go in her room anymore.
(d) Melissa tells Kelly about Jeff punching her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what plan do Kelly and Melissa come up with?

3. Chapter VI, "Taken," starts with what event that disrupts the usual household routine?

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

5. 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?

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