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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter XI ("Invitations") and Chapter XII ("Melissa Goes to the Zoo").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter V, "Auditions," what happens when Melissa (George) gets up to get a dictionary?
(a) Jeff and Rick say something mean to her.
(b) She overhears a part of Kelly's audition.
(c) Jeff trips her.
(d) She gets in trouble for getting out of her seat.

2. In Chapter VI, "Taken," why does Ms. Udell call Melissa (George) up to her desk?
(a) To remind her that she has some missing homework.
(b) To ask her for her mother's phone number.
(c) To give her another chance to take a role in the play.
(d) To let her know that she has told the principal about Melissa's audition.

3. Near the end of Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," what does Kelly say that makes Melissa so happy?
(a) That she will call her "Melissa" from now on.
(b) That Melissa looks almost exactly like a girl.
(c) That she wants to go on more outings like this.
(d) That she thinks Melissa's mother will eventually accept her wearing "girl" clothes.

4. In Chapter IX, "Dinner at Arnie's," what is Scott's first guess about what Melissa told their mother?
(a) That she is transgender.
(b) That she is gay.
(c) That she has a crush on Kelly.
(d) That she has been having a hard time at school.

5. In Chapter XII, "Melissa Goes to the Zoo," who do readers learn hung the swing in the yard?
(a) Scott.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Melissa's father.
(d) Melissa's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter V, "Auditions," which spot does Melissa (George) get in the auditions?

2. In Chapter X, "Transformations," what does Kelly do as Melissa speaks her first lines as Charlotte?

3. 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?

4. On page 93 of Chapter VI, "Taken," what is Melissa's (George's) mother's first question when she confronts Melissa about the magazines?

5. In Chapter VIII, "Some Jerk," Melissa sees a "safe space" sign in the principal's office. What does it make her think of?

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