View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa looking for as she says Charlotte's last words?
(a) Her father.
(b) A quick way off of the ladder and out of the auditorium.
(c) Jeff and Rick.
(d) The reactions of both the audience and her mother.

3. When, in Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," Melissa says that she would need parental permission to get hormone therapy, what does Kelly say?
(a) That she should just ask her father.
(b) That taking hormones is not the only way for Melissa to feel more comfortable in her body.
(c) That Melissa's mother will let her do it.
(d) That hormone therapy should be for adults, anyway.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what project is the stage crew working on?

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?

3. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what does the air in Kelly's room smell like?

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

5. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what does Melissa teach Kelly?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what two objections does Melissa's mother offer to the idea that Melissa is a girl?

2. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," why is Scott surprised by his mother's behavior?

3. In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," what do Melissa and Scott argue about, and why?

4. In Chapter VII, "Some Jerk," what backstage job does Melissa take on, and why?

5. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what does Scott assume about Melissa's identity, and why?

6. In Chapter VII, "Some Jerk," Melissa and Kelly have an exchange about transgender rights. Explain what each girl says about this topic.

7. In the beginning of Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," Melissa again combs her hair forward. Explain when she does this and why.

8. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," Kelly invites Melissa to go to the zoo. What causes Melissa to hesitate at first, and what then causes her to enthusiastically accept the invitation?

9. In Chapter XI, "Invitations," what change do readers see in the relationship between Jeff and Rick?

10. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what preparations has Kelly made for Melissa's arrival, and what do they show about how Kelly is thinking and feeling?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,094 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample