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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter XI ("Invitations") and Chapter XII ("Melissa Goes to the Zoo").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what happens when Melissa (George) gets up to get a dictionary?
(a) She gets in trouble for getting out of her seat.
(b) Jeff trips her.
(c) She overhears a part of Kelly's audition.
(d) Jeff and Rick say something mean to her.

2. Which is the best description of Kelly's room?
(a) Surprisingly fancy and luxurious.
(b) A huge contrast to the main room.
(c) Nearly bare.
(d) Not at all reflective of Kelly's personality.

3. 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?
(a) Personification.
(b) Irony.
(c) Repetition.
(d) Imagery.

4. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what is the first thing that Melissa notices about the pink tank top?
(a) It does not match the skirt she wants to wear.
(b) The color is very feminine.
(c) It is too revealing.
(d) It is very soft.

5. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Kelly do as Melissa speaks her first lines as Charlotte?
(a) Shake the ladder as a joke.
(b) Whisper the lines to her.
(c) Start to giggle.
(d) Take pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what does Melissa worry about when she is looking in the mirror?

2. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," what does Rick say to Jeff?

3. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," why does Melissa not tell her mother about her and Kelly's plan?

4. On page 162 of Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Principal Maldonado whisper to Melissa?

5. What kind of creature is Charlotte, from Charlotte's Web?

(see the answer key)

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