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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter I, "Secrets," what does Melissa (George) think about the girls in the magazine?
2. At the beginning of Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," we are told that Melissa (George) rubs her eyes until "rows and rows of tiny triangles twirled and twinkled in the darkness" (Gino 11). What technique is being used here?
3. In Chapter I, "Secrets," it is implied that Melissa (George) hides her ChapStick in the spring because of what?
4. Which is the best description of Kelly's room?
5. On page 5, the narrator tells us that when the bathroom door rattles, "It was as if Scott were rattling George's heart inside her rib cage." This is an example of which technique?
Short Essay Questions
1. In In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what is the purpose of including the details about what the girls and the boys are doing on the playground?
2. In Chapter III, "Acting Is Just Pretend," there are a lot of details about dinners cooked by Kelly's father and Melissa's (George's) mother. Explain the purpose of including these details.
3. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," What does Ms. Udell tell Melissa (George) about crying at the end of Charlotte's Web?
4. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," Kelly spends quite a bit of time talking about the poor cooking of school lunches. What does this reveal about her and about her background?
5. At the end of Chapter I, "Secrets," why does Melissa (George) wish to be someone else?
6. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," why does Melissa (George) laugh so hard on the playground?
7. What does Scott's conclusion that Melissa (George) is looking at "dirty magazines" (8) in Chapter I, "Secrets," tell readers about Scott?
8. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," why does Melissa (George) not want her classmates to know that she is going to try out for Charlotte?
9. When Jeff joins their class, how does Rick change?
10. Why is Melissa (George) so preoccupied with things that are pink and things that are blue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter VII, "Time Drags When You're Miserable," why do you think that Scott invites Melissa to play Mario Kart? What are his stated reasons, and what do you think might be his more hidden reasons? Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
What do you think about the way Ms. Udell reacts to the bullying in her class and to Melissa's desire to play Charlotte? Does she make the right decisions some of the time, all of the time, none of the time? If you were the teacher, how would you respond to the bullying and to the idea of Melissa playing Charlotte?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter III, "Acting is Just Pretend," pages 29-30, there is a description of Kelly's father "cleaning." Read this passage carefully and then write a brief essay that answers the following questions: How does the narrator's tone differ from Kelly's and her father's? What is the significance of these two different tones?
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