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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what does Scott ask Melissa?
(a) He asks if she is a girl.
(b) He asks why she decided not to audition for the play.
(c) He asks if she is having a problem with her "girlfriend," Kelly.
(d) He asks why their mother is so upset.

2. 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?
(a) It engages the reader by employing vivid sensory detail.
(b) It reveals character by showing us a new detail of the friendship between the two girls.
(c) It is symbolic of Melissa's growing conviction that she has the right to truly be herself.
(d) It foreshadows the much larger fight that the two girls have at the end of the chapter.

3. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," why does Scott think that their mother must be upset?
(a) They are eating at a restaurant on a weekday.
(b) She lets them eat dessert before dinner.
(c) She seems very distracted.
(d) She yelled at him in the car for no real reason.

4. 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) Plays a game on her phone.
(c) Talks to her mother.
(d) Counts telephone polls.

5. At the very end of Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa doing in her room?
(a) Crying.
(b) Talking to Kelly on the phone.
(c) Looking at the one magazine she rescued from her mother's room.
(d) Twirling around and dancing.

6. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Jeff accuse Rick of being?
(a) A liar.
(b) A pig.
(c) A girl.
(d) A suck-up.

7. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is the first thing that Melissa does when she climbs down from the ladder?
(a) Cries.
(b) Tries to sneak out of the auditorium.
(c) Jumps around laughing and giggling with Kelly.
(d) Calls her father.

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

9. In the beginning of Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," how does Kelly treat Melissa?
(a) Kelly keeps calling Melissa and trying to pass her notes in class.
(b) Kelly makes it clear that she is still angry about what Melissa said about her father.
(c) Kelly mostly ignores her.
(d) Kelly joins Jeff and Rick in bullying Melissa.

10. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Kelly say about Melissa thinking she is a girl?
(a) That her father explained it to her.
(b) That she wants to be friends anyway.
(c) That she thinks Melissa is a girl, too.
(d) That it is similar to when she wanted to be a firefighter.

11. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Ms. Udell threaten to do if the class will not settle down?
(a) Cancel the play.
(b) Call their parents.
(c) Cancel recess.
(d) Assign extra homework.

12. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," what story does Scott tell at the dinner table?
(a) Clever Hans the Counting Horse.
(b) How high-heeled shoes were first invented for men, not women.
(c) Dissecting a worm in biology class.
(d) Mike the Headless Chicken.

13. In Chapter X, "Transformations," the narrator describes Templeton as gathering "sesquipedalian" words (156). What are "sesquipedalian" words?
(a) Insults.
(b) Words that are hard to pronounce.
(c) Made-up words.
(d) Long words.

14. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," why does Kelly say she never wears skirts to school?
(a) Because she is embarrassed about looking too "girly."
(b) Because it is too cold.
(c) Because boys will try to look up her skirt.
(d) Because skirts are too fancy for school.

15. In the beginning of Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what concern does Melissa have about Kelly's uncle?
(a) He might feel hurt if he thinks that the girls are playing a prank on him.
(b) He might be mean if he realizes that she is a "boy."
(c) In the past, Kelly told her that Uncle Bill is not very reliable.
(d) She is afraid that her mother is right about him being a bully.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Jeff do to show his anger at Melissa?

2. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Ms. Udell announce after the lunchtime recess?

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

4. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa looking for as she says Charlotte's last words?

5. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what function does the repetition of the word "dragged" serve in the first paragraph?

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