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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 IV, "Anticipation," what does Kelly criticize at lunchtime?
(a) Ms. Udell.
(b) The noise of the other students.
(c) The food.
(d) Her father.

2. Why does Melissa (George) hope that Mr. and Mrs. Williams do not move away?
(a) Because Mr. Williams is the one who fixes her bike when it breaks down.
(b) Because a boy her age might move in.
(c) Because she earns money doing their yard work.
(d) Because she will miss Kelly.

3. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what color does Melissa (George) want to choose for her journal entry, and what color does she actually choose?
(a) Pink; purple.
(b) Orange; fuchsia.
(c) Purple; orange.
(d) Fuchsia; pink.

4. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," when Melissa (George) hesitates to tell Kelly something, what does Kelly threaten to do?
(a) Have beasts suck out Melissa's brains.
(b) Tell everyone that she is really a girl.
(c) Refuse to rehearse with Melissa.
(d) Punch Melissa in the stomach.

5. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what good news does Kelly have for Melissa (George)?
(a) Ms. Udell has said there will not be homework for the weekend.
(b) Kelly's uncle is coming to visit.
(c) She is going to play Charlotte in the school play.
(d) Her father says that Melissa can come over on the weekend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 56 of Chapter IV, "Anticipation," readers are told that one character is "a short, wrinkly prune of a woman with poofy gray hair." What technique is being used, here?

3. What question does Melissa (George) want to ask her mom at dinner in Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend")?

4. How does Melissa's (George's) class travel through the school?

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

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