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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VII ("Time Drags When You're Miserable") and Chapter VII ("Some Jerk").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 112 of Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," we are told that "The canvas stuck to itself and crackled as the students unfolded it." This is an example of what technique?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

2. In Chapter V, "Auditions," Who supervises Ms. Udell's class while the auditions are taking place?
(a) Ms. Mitchell.
(b) Mr. Jackson.
(c) Mrs. Fields.
(d) Principal Maldonado.

3. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what causes Melissa (George) to open her eyes in confusion after she recites her first speech with her eyes closed?
(a) Ms. Udell does not read her cue for her next line.
(b) Ms. Udell starts scolding her.
(c) Ms. Udell is laughing.
(d) Ms. Udell has pushed back her chair and stood up.

4. When, in Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," Melissa says that she would need parental permission to get hormone therapy, what does Kelly say?
(a) That Melissa's mother will let her do it.
(b) That she should just ask her father.
(c) That taking hormones is not the only way for Melissa to feel more comfortable in her body.
(d) That hormone therapy should be for adults, anyway.

5. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what is distinctive about the index cards that Ms. Udell distributes to her students?
(a) They are colored pink for girls and blue for boys.
(b) They are stained with coffee.
(c) Some are much larger than others.
(d) They are shaped like pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Rick do when Jeff is about to punch Melissa?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), what upsetting name does Mr. Arden call Melissa (George)?

4. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what bothers Melissa (George) about Kelly's reaction to her wanting to play Charlotte?

5. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what is likely to be Scott's unstated reason for spending time with Melissa?

(see the answer key)

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