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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 I, "Secrets," what does Melissa (George) think about the girls in the magazine?
(a) They are too thin.
(b) They do not seem very nice.
(c) They are her friends.
(d) They should have more clothes on.

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

3. In Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), why does Melissa go to Kelly's house?
(a) To ask Kelly's father for advice.
(b) To practice for auditions.
(c) To have dinner.
(d) To read magazines and practice makeup.

4. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what color does Melissa (George) want to choose for her journal entry, and what color does she actually choose?
(a) Fuchsia; pink.
(b) Pink; purple.
(c) Purple; orange.
(d) Orange; fuchsia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what are readers told that Kelly smells like?

2. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what causes Melissa (George) to open her eyes in confusion after she recites her first speech with her eyes closed?

3. Which of Melissa's (George's) classmates used to be her friend but is now one of the bullies?

4. In Chapter VI, "Taken," how does Melissa's (George's) mother say she found the bag of magazines?

5. What kind of creature is Charlotte, from Charlotte's Web?

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