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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what plan do Kelly and Melissa come up with?
(a) Splitting the role of Charlotte.
(b) Skipping school the next day.
(c) Pulling a prank on Jeff.
(d) Having Kelly's dad talk to Melissa's mom.

2. In Chapter X, "Transformations," who stops Ms. Udell from coming to scold Melissa?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Melissa's mother.
(c) Principal Maldonado.
(d) Mr. Jackson.

3. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," who do readers learn hung the swing in the yard?
(a) Melissa's father.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Melissa's mother.
(d) Scott.

4. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," what memory from Melissa's early childhood do she and her mother talk about?
(a) Melissa putting on makeup.
(b) Melissa playing on the swing.
(c) Melissa wanting to be a ballerina.
(d) Melissa cutting pictures out of "women's" magazines.

5. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what function does the repetition of the word "dragged" serve in the first paragraph?
(a) It symbolizes the heaviness of Melissa's heart.
(b) It foreshadows events later in the chapter.
(c) It emphasizes how miserable Melissa is.
(d) It points out the irony of Melissa's unhappiness.

6. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what job does Melissa volunteer for?
(a) Being Kelly's backstage helper.
(b) Selling tickets for the evening performance.
(c) Being the understudy for the role of Charlotte.
(d) Pulling the curtain.

7. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Melissa do to relax herself on the car ride to the evening performance of Charlotte's Web?
(a) Rehearses her lines.
(b) Talks to her mother.
(c) Counts telephone polls.
(d) Plays a game on her phone.

8. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," who is wearing a t-shirt that says "I'm Having a Whale of a Time" (103)?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Mrs. Fields.

9. Near the end of Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what does Kelly say that makes Melissa so happy?
(a) That she wants to go on more outings like this.
(b) That Melissa looks almost exactly like a girl.
(c) That she will call her "Melissa" from now on.
(d) That she thinks Melissa's mother will eventually accept her wearing "girl" clothes.

10. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what is implied by Melissa's mother's comments about being "that kind of gay" (128)?
(a) She is completely comfortable with Melissa's identity but worries that others might not be.
(b) She is comfortable with gay men but not with gay women.
(c) She does not really understand why Melissa is so unhappy.
(d) She will find a way to accept Melissa being a gay male but is not sure she can accept Melissa being transgender.

11. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what are the last two items that Melissa needs to complete her outfit?
(a) A beanie and scarf.
(b) Rings and barrettes.
(c) Socks and earrings.
(d) Shoes and underwear.

12. In the beginning of Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," who does Melissa sit with at lunch on Thursday?
(a) Jeff and Rick.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Maddy and Emma.
(d) Ms. Udell.

13. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what is different about the way Kelly takes pictures?
(a) She stops taking pictures of Melissa.
(b) She does not try to pose Melissa.
(c) She wants to be in the pictures with Melissa.
(d) She asks for help to get her pictures just right.

14. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what does Scott reveal that he knows?
(a) He knows about Melissa's magazines.
(b) He knows that Jeff keeps calling Melissa a girl.
(c) He knows that she and Kelly have cooked up a secret plan.
(d) He knows that Melissa used to try on their mother's clothing.

15. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what project is the stage crew working on?
(a) The costumes.
(b) The props.
(c) The backdrop.
(d) The music.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," there is a scene where Melissa gets irritated with Kelly for always trying to pose and direct her when she's taking pictures. How does this scene function in the overall plot?

2. In Chapter X, "Transformations," how do Melissa's classmates react to her surprise performance?

3. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what creatures does Melissa stop and say "thank you" to?

4. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what does Kelly jokingly suggest Melissa will use as a defense against bullies?

5. In Chapter X, "Transformations," Ms. Udell is described as struggling to "wrangle" her students (144). What is Ms. Udell having a hard time doing?

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