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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter IX ("Dinner at Arnie's") and Chapter X ("Transformations").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Scott leaves, where does Melissa hide the blue bag?
(a) In Scott's room.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In her closet.
(d) In a bathroom cupboard.

2. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Principal Maldonado trying to say to Melissa's mother without saying it openly?
(a) Melissa is embarrassing.
(b) Melissa is a girl and should be accepted as one.
(c) Melissa is a child she should be proud of.
(d) Melissa causes too much trouble.

3. In Chapter IV, "Anticipation," what makes Melissa (George) giggle frantically?
(a) Kelly has spaghetti stuck in her hair.
(b) Kelly says that Melissa does not actually want to be a girl.
(c) The recess supervisor takes away Jeff's phone.
(d) Jeff trips over his own foot.

4. On page 90 of Chapter VI, "Taken," Melissa (George) stands still, and "The hairs on her arms stood straight up, and the back of her neck tingled." What emotion is Gino depicting, here?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Joy.
(c) Terror.
(d) Excitement.

5. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what worry does Melissa's mother share?
(a) There are a lot of bullies in the world.
(b) Melissa's father will never accept her.
(c) Starting fights is a symptom that shows how much Melissa is hurting.
(d) Being transgender is against their religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," what does Melissa do while the boys are playing with their technology and the girls are playing jump rope?

2. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what happens when Melissa (George) gets up to get a dictionary?

3. At the very end of Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa doing in her room?

4. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what is Melissa's mother's reaction to Melissa's performance?

5. On page 56 of Chapter IV, "Anticipation," readers are told that one character is "a short, wrinkly prune of a woman with poofy gray hair." What technique is being used, here?

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