This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VII ("Time Drags When You're Miserable") and Chapter VII ("Some Jerk").

Multiple Choice 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?
(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.

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

3. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what is the first reaction that Ms. Udell has to Melissa's (George's) audition?
(a) She asks if there is something private that Melissa needs to tell her.
(b) She asks if it is a joke.
(c) She is very angry.
(d) She teases Melissa about trying to act like a girl.

4. In Chapter VI, "Taken," what does Melissa's (George's) mother forbid?
(a) Any more discussion of Melissa's gender identity.
(b) Using the phone or computer for one month.
(c) Collecting more magazines.
(d) Wearing her clothes or going in her room.

5. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what bothers Melissa (George) about Kelly's reaction to her wanting to play Charlotte?
(a) Kelly is jealous of Melissa's talent.
(b) Kelly says that Melissa is not talented enough to get the part.
(c) Kelly acts like it is not a big deal.
(d) Kelly just ignores her.