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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter I ("Secrets") and Chapter II ("Charlotte Dies").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Melissa's (George's) house key?
(a) On a giant key ring that she keeps in her back pocket.
(b) She is not allowed to have one.
(c) Lost somewhere at school.
(d) Sewn into a pocket of her backpack.

3. How does Melissa's (George's) class travel through the school?
(a) In one long line where Melissa always has to stand next to Jeff.
(b) In two lines: one for boys and one for girls.
(c) In a loud, disorganized crowd.
(d) In one long line where Melissa always gets to stand next to Kelly.

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

5. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Melissa (George) is trying to hide her magazines from Scott in Chapter I, where does she stash them?

2. In Chapter I, "Secrets," what does Scott assume that Melissa (George) is looking at in the bathroom?

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

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

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