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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter III ("Acting Is Just Pretend") and Chapter IV ("Anticipation").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter II, "Charlotte Dies," what does Kelly say about her father?
(a) She thinks he is different from other artists.
(b) He is weird.
(c) Just like her Uncle Bill, she believes he has stage fright.
(d) He hates surprises.

2. What question does Melissa (George) want to ask her mom at dinner in Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend")?
(a) Do you think it is okay for me to play Charlotte?
(b) Why does Kelly's dad not take better care of her?
(c) Where is Scott?
(d) What if I'm a girl?

3. Alex Gino repeats words like "bang" and "thump" when describing Scott moving around the house. What purpose does this serve?
(a) It reminds us that Scott is a musician.
(b) It characterizes Melissa (George) as picky, because of how much the noise bothers her.
(c) It foreshadows the argument about Scott making too much noise.
(d) It highlights the differences between Melissa (George) and Scott.

4. The scene in Chapter III, ("Acting Is Just Pretend"), where Melissa (George) takes a bath is probably included to show what?
(a) How much more clean she is than Scott.
(b) That Melissa feels dirty after being at Kelly's house.
(c) That her mother controls her like a much younger child.
(d) How uncomfortable she is with her body.

5. In Chapter I, "Secrets," it is implied that Melissa (George) hides her ChapStick in the spring because of what?
(a) She thinks that her mother would realize that she is using it like lipgloss.
(b) Scott is always taking her things and ruining them.
(c) Her mother thinks that using ChapStick is bad for you.
(d) She knows that her mother will use it all up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," why does Melissa (George) not agree to practice at lunch?

2. Which is the best description of Kelly's room?

3. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," Kelly uses the expression "al dente." What does this expression translate as?

4. When Melissa (George) is trying to hide her magazines from Scott in Chapter I, where does she stash them?

5. When Melissa is crying and readers are told that one of her teardrops "spread into a spiderweb on the page," (12), what technique is being used?

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