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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. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

2. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. Which of Melissa's (George's) classmates used to be her friend but is now one of the bullies?
(a) Rick.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Avery.
(d) Kelly.

4. Who are Mr. Zuckerman and Mr. Arable?
(a) The two other fourth grade teachers.
(b) Characters in Charlotte's Web.
(c) Silly nicknames for Melissa and Kelly.
(d) Friends of Kelly's father.

5. 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What phrase do the girls always use to say good-bye?

3. Where did Melissa (George) get her copy of Girls' Life?

4. In Chapter I, "Secrets," Scott tells Melissa that he stopped at home to get what?

5. Alex Gino repeats words like "bang" and "thump" when describing Scott moving around the house. What purpose does this serve?

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