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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 is likely to be Scott's unstated reason for spending time with Melissa?
(a) He is worried about her and wants an excuse to talk.
(b) His mother bribed him to do it.
(c) He is bored spending so much time with his friends.
(d) He wants to find out if she believes that she is a girl.

2. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," Scott says that the idea of Melissa being transgender is weird, but makes sense, because of what?
(a) He knows that she is more attracted to boys than girls.
(b) She kind of looks like a girl.
(c) She is not great at being a boy.
(d) He knows that she likes to wear women's clothing.

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

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 hormone therapy should be for adults, anyway.
(b) That Melissa's mother will let her do it.
(c) That taking hormones is not the only way for Melissa to feel more comfortable in her body.
(d) That she should just ask her father.

5. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," what plan does Kelly reveal?
(a) She and Melissa can buy some "girl" magazines and keep them at her house.
(b) When she and Melissa go to the mall with Kelly's father, Kelly can buy some "girl" clothes for Melissa.
(c) When she and Melissa go on their outing with Uncle Bill, Melissa can dress as a girl.
(d) Melissa can use the photos from the night of the play to create online accounts as a girl.

6. 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 will find a way to accept Melissa being a gay male but is not sure she can accept Melissa being transgender.
(c) She is comfortable with gay men but not with gay women.
(d) She does not really understand why Melissa is so unhappy.

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

8. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Melissa transfer the words "Some Jerk" to?
(a) Rick's face.
(b) The backdrop.
(c) Kelly's costume.
(d) Jeff's t-shirt.

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

10. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," how does Melissa react to her mom's cold behavior?
(a) She yells at her mother and demands her magazines back.
(b) She leaves and spends the week at her father's house.
(c) She tries to stay away from her mother as much as she can.
(d) She cries and begs her mother to forgive her.

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

12. In Chapter X, "Transformations," Melissa compliments Kelly's performance as Charlotte; how does Kelly respond?
(a) She asks Melissa to take her picture in the costume.
(b) She unexpectedly starts to cry.
(c) She jokes about saying "salutations" wrong again.
(d) She says that Melissa will be even better.

13. In Chapter X, "Transformations," Melissa's mother is described as walking "brusquely" (161). How was she walking?
(a) Slouched down a little.
(b) In a quick, almost rude way.
(c) Making a lot of noise.
(d) In a slow and steady way.

14. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what does Scott reveal that he knows?
(a) He knows that Jeff keeps calling Melissa a girl.
(b) He knows about Melissa's magazines.
(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 X, "Transformations," how do Melissa's classmates react to her surprise performance?
(a) Some think she is doing something wrong, but most are supportive.
(b) They immediately go get Ms. Udell.
(c) They do not seem to really notice the switch.
(d) They make fun of her and call her a "girl."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," which action of Kelly's reveals how much she cares about Melissa?

2. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Melissa do while the boys are playing with their technology and the girls are playing jump rope?

3. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," what is the surprise that Kelly has for Melissa?

4. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," why does Ms. Udell want the actors to practice in the auditorium?

5. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Mr. Jackson call Melissa?

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