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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. In Chapter I, "Secrets," why does Melissa (George) want to keep her stuffed animals and toys?
(a) She needs them to hide her magazines.
(b) The stuffed animals are the only toy that seems like a "girl" toy to her.
(c) She still plays with them.
(d) Her father gave them to her before he moved out.
2. 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?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.
3. Who are Mr. Zuckerman and Mr. Arable?
(a) Silly nicknames for Melissa and Kelly.
(b) The two other fourth grade teachers.
(c) Characters in Charlotte's Web.
(d) Friends of Kelly's father.
4. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what does the teacher tell Jeff and Rick?
(a) They need to just humor "George."
(b) They are terrible people.
(c) Death is serious.
(d) They need to stop disturbing the class.
5. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what are readers told that Kelly smells like?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Goldfish crackers.
(c) Pencil shavings and oranges.
(d) Baby powder and lilac.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," why does Melissa (George) take a long time to get back to her classroom from her trip to the bathroom?
2. In the beginning of the novel, what is the first thing that Melissa (George) does when she gets home?
3. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what does Kelly say about her father?
4. Alex Gino repeats words like "bang" and "thump" when describing Scott moving around the house. What purpose does this serve?
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?
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