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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what does Ms. Udell say to anyone who is focused on the play instead of on their work during the morning?
(a) Their parents will be called.
(b) They will serve detention.
(c) They will have to write an extra journal entry, about "responsibility."
(d) They will not be allowed to audition.

2. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," who supervises the children at recess?
(a) Mrs. Fields.
(b) Mr. Jackson.
(c) Mr. Arden.
(d) Ms. Udell

3. What does Melissa's (George's) teacher say in Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," that makes Melissa cry even harder?
(a) That everyone dies.
(b) That only a baby would cry about a dead spider.
(c) That Melissa will grow up to be a fine man.
(d) That she needs to get to work.

4. Where is Melissa's (George's) house key?
(a) Sewn into a pocket of her backpack.
(b) On a giant key ring that she keeps in her back pocket.
(c) Lost somewhere at school.
(d) She is not allowed to have one.

5. In Chapter I, "Secrets," what does Melissa (George) think about the girls in the magazine?
(a) They are her friends.
(b) They are too thin.
(c) They do not seem very nice.
(d) They should have more clothes on.

6. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," Kelly uses the expression "al dente." What does this expression translate as?
(a) Quickly.
(b) To the tooth.
(c) Dented.
(d) In front of.

7. When Melissa (George) is trying to hide her magazines from Scott in Chapter I, where does she stash them?
(a) Under her shirt.
(b) In the towel cupboard.
(c) Under a rug.
(d) In the shower.

8. In Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), what does Kelly say was once true about the theater?
(a) Women were not allowed in the audience.
(b) It was illegal for a person to act as a different gender.
(c) Sometimes whole productions were done where all of the men played women and all of the women played men.
(d) All roles, male and female, were played by men.

9. 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?
(a) These details show that Scott is comfortable with male gender norms.
(b) These details show that Scott is often dirty and sloppy.
(c) These details show that Melissa (George) is judgmental about her brother's appearance.
(d) These details show that Melissa (George) does not really like her brother.

10. According to the beginning of Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), where does Melissa's (George's) father live?
(a) In the Pocono Mountains, several hours away.
(b) In the other side of the two-unit house.
(c) In an expensive house on the other side of town.
(d) In Los Angeles, California.

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

12. In Chapter I, "Secrets," it is implied that Melissa (George) hides her ChapStick in the spring because of what?
(a) She knows that her mother will use it all up.
(b) Scott is always taking her things and ruining them.
(c) She thinks that her mother would realize that she is using it like lipgloss.
(d) Her mother thinks that using ChapStick is bad for you.

13. Who is Ms. Udell?
(a) The teacher of the other fourth grade classroom.
(b) The school secretary.
(c) Kelly's mother.
(d) Melissa's fourth grade teacher.

14. In Chapter VI, "Taken," what eventually happens to the blue bag full of magazines?
(a) Melissa's mother puts them in the trash.
(b) Melissa's mother gives them back to Melissa.
(c) Melissa's mother takes it into her room.
(d) Melissa's mother burns them.

15. Chapter VI, "Taken," starts with what event that disrupts the usual household routine?
(a) The car will not start.
(b) The family dog is missing.
(c) Melissa gets a strange phone call.
(d) Melissa's mom oversleeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melissa (George) call Kelly's dad?

2. At the beginning of Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what makes Melissa cry in class?

3. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what silly name does Kelly give herself?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what are Maddy, Emma, and the other girls doing at recess?

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