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"George" by Alex Gino (Full Book Quiz)

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

George uses the girls magazines to

a)

pretend like she's a soccer star

b)

hide from Scott and her mom

c)

imagine herself as a "true girl"

2.

In chapter 1, Scott thinks that George is

a)

looking at dirty magazines

b)

talking to herself

c)

imagining herself as a "true girl"

d)

thinking about how to put on makeup

3.

George's female name is

a)

Miranda

b)

Margaret

c)

Mandy

d)

Melissa

4.

George's 4th grade class is performing ___________ for their school play.

a)

Huckleberry Finn

b)

Old Yeller

c)

Wilbur

d)

Charlotte's Web

5.

________ bully George.

a)

Kelly and Scott

b)

Scott and Jeff

c)

Kelly and Rick

d)

Jeff and Rick

6.

______ used to be friends with George. They were Checkers Champs together.

a)

Jeff

b)

Rick

c)

Scott

d)

Mandy

7.

______ is always rolling his eyes and making fun of others.

a)

Jeff

b)

Rick

c)

Scott

d)

Kelly

8.

When George tries out as Charlotte, Ms. Udell _________

a)

doesn't understand

b)

thinks he's really good as Charlotte

c)

thinks he's making a joke

d)

thinks that he should have the part instead of Kelly

9.

George ________ going to the bathroom at school.

a)

loves

b)

avoids

c)

is indifferent about

d)

enjoys

10.

Kelly can be best described as ________.

a)

eccentric, dramatic, and loud.

b)

quiet and shy.

c)

messy and mean.

d)

friends with Jeff and Rick.

11.

Kelly and George say _______ when they leave each other.

a)

"woogity woogity!"

b)

"Hocus pocus! FOCUS FOCUS!"

c)

"One, two, eyes on you!"

d)

"One, two, three, ZOOT!"

12.

George and Scott live with their _______.

a)

Mom

b)

Dad and his girlfriend

c)

Mom and Dad

d)

Aunt Charlotte

13.

"He was surrounded by dozens of stacks of sheet music stretching across the room, both loose and bound into books." (29)

This quote describes which character?

a)

Kelly's dad, Paul

b)

Scott

c)

George

d)

Mr. Richards

14.

Characterization means _______.

a)

to make an educated guess

b)

to use clues in the books to reach a conclusion

c)

to create a character

d)

to identify traits that a character has

15.

"She had once read on the Internet that you could take girl hormones that would change your body, and you could get a bunch of different surgeries if you wanted them and had the money. This was called _________." (47)

a)

transgender

b)

transitioning

c)

transformer

d)

translate

16.

When Ms. Udell asks the class "If you could be a color, what color would you want to be?" George writes down ______.

a)

pink so that people would know she was a girl

b)

fuschia because it was light and dark at the same time

c)

orange because it was the only color that was also a food

d)

purple, like the sky at sunrise

17.

"Outside, the smell of pine trees wafted in from the yards of the houses that bordered the back of the school." (56)

Wafted means _______.

a)

to change or alter in shape

b)

a way of walking

c)

to make a loud, harsh sound

d)

to pass through the air

18.

"Charlotte, 

You'll be R-A-D-I-A-N-T!!

- Kelly"

Radiant means ______ 

a)

beaming and sparkling

b)

dull

c)

snobby

d)

just okay

19.

When George's mom asks her what happened after tryouts, George answers

a)

that she didn't get the part

b)

that Ms. Udell wouldn't let her audition

c)

that she didn't end up auditioning

d)

that she was cast as stage crew

20.

"It ricocheted off the edge of her plate and twirled end over end in the air." (76)

Ricocheted means ______.

a)

to land heavily

b)

to stop abruptly

c)

to bounce off of a surface

21.

George decides to be ________ after she doesn't get the part of Charlotte.

a)

Charlotte

b)

Wilbur

c)

stage crew

d)

Templeton the rat

22.

George goes by _______ pronouns

a)

he/him

b)

they/them

c)

xe/ xim

d)

she/ her

23.

What does George's mom do with the magazines after she finds them?

a)

she takes them away from George

b)

she gives them back to George

c)

she throws them away

d)

she rips them up

24.

When George has to make words out of the word "performance", she refuses to make the word _______.

a)

perform

b)

for

c)

more

d)

man

25.

Ms. Udell makes the class rehearse/work on the play

a)

in the afternoon

b)

in the morning

c)

after school

d)

over the weekends

26.

George drops a paper on Jeff's back that says "_______"

a)

SOME A- HOLE

b)

SOME JERK

c)

JEFF THE RAT

d)

KICK ME

27.

After George throws up on Jeff, Rick _______.

a)

punches George again

b)

throws up on George

c)

runs away

d)

snickers at Jeff

28.

While in Mrs. Mitchell's office, George sees a flag for __________ and gets emotional.

a)

safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth

b)

safe spaces for hispanic students

c)

safe spaces for child abuse victims

d)

safe spaces for students of color

29.

When George first tells her mom that she's a girl, her mom reacts by saying

a)

"You're no longer welcome in my house."

b)

"I accept you for who you are; no matter what."

c)

"Is this a joke?"

d)

"Besides, you're only ten years old. You don't know how you'll feel in a few years."

30.

Kelly promises George that _________.

a)

she'll be the best Charlotte for George

b)

George can be Charlotte for the second performance

c)

George can have some Secret Special Surprise

d)

she'll convince Ms. Udell that George should be Charlotte

31.

How does Scott react to George saying that she's a girl?

a)

he says he better keep it a secret

b)

Scott accepts him

c)

he says "You don't make a very good boy."

d)

He gets angry, beats George up, and breaks his nose. 

32.

When Jeff returns to school after George throws up on him, he _______.

a)

spits at George every time he sees her.

b)

apologizes to George

c)

punches George 10 times

d)

finds a way to get George suspended

33.

When George performs as Charlotte, she

a)

messes up a few times

b)

gets pulled off the stage by Ms. Udell

c)

doesn't make a single mistake

d)

can't say any of her lines correctly

34.

When George performs as Charlotte, Ms. Udell reacts by

a)

being surprised, but loving her performance

b)

going over to George and yelling at her

c)

throwing George out of the theater

d)

going over to stop George, but then being stopped by Principal Maldonado

35.

George's Principal is

a)

Principal Maldonado

b)

Principal Arden

c)

Principal Udell

d)

Principal Jackson

36.

At the end of the play, George

a)

bows for her performance as Charlotte

b)

is rushed out of the theater

c)

is heckled by parents

d)

is not allowed to bow for her performance

37.

Principal Maldonado says ______ to George after the performance.

a)

that she has to get home to dinner

b)

that she is very dissappointed

c)

that George is suspended

d)

that her door is always open

38.

At the end of the book, George's mother is ________ .

a)

still angry about the finding the magazines

b)

still not talking to George

c)

accepting of George identifying as a girl

d)

crying and begging for forgiveness from George

39.

When Kelly's uncle is taking them to the Bronx Zoo, George and Kelly decide that

a)

they're not leaving without funyuns

b)

they want to go as best girlfriends

c)

they want Paul to come with them because he's lonely

d)

they both want to dress up in Halloween costumes

40.

Why won't Kelly's uncle suspect that George is a girl?

a)

because George and Kelly will be correcting him the whole time

b)

because he's letting them loose once they get to the park

c)

because George's frame is thin, she's wearing girl's clothes, and a girl's hairdo

41.

When they go to the zoo, Kelly gives Melissa a pair of

a)

underwear

b)

socks

c)

earrings

d)

makeup brushes

42.

When George see's Melissa's reflection in Uncle Bill's rearview mirror, she ________.

a)

is giggling with delight

b)

is scared of her reflection

c)

hates how much makeup she has on

d)

is shy because of the flashy clothes she's wearing

43.

At the end of the book, Melissa calls the previous week

a)

the best week of her life so far

b)

the most confusing week of her life so far

c)

the worst week of her life so far

d)

the most thrilling week of her life so far

44.

what someone wants to be called (she/he/they)

a)

waft

b)

intimidate

c)

pronouns

d)

frantic

45.

to scare someone into doing what you want

a)

intimidate

b)

waft

c)

pronouns

d)

frantic

46.

to twist out of shape

a)

waft

b)

warp

c)

linoleum

d)

speckle

47.

to pass through the air

a)

warp

b)

waft

c)

blare

d)

intimidate

48.

wild with fear or anxiety

a)

earnest

b)

linoleum

c)

frantic

d)

tread

49.

to be genuine; to not be fake

a)

earnest

b)

linoleum

c)

frantic

d)

tread

50.

a way of walking

a)

earnest

b)

linoleum

c)

frantic

d)

tread

51.

to make a loud, harsh sound

a)

waft

b)

warp

c)

blare

d)

earnest

52.

a small patch of color

a)

warp

b)

speckle

c)

waft

d)

intimidate

53.

a plastic flooring that looks like tile

a)

intimidate

b)

tread

c)

speckle

d)

linoleum

54.

To be transgender means ___________.

a)

that you switched classes at school

b)

that you feel as if you don't belong to the gender you were assigned at birth

c)

that you are bullied for who you are

d)

that you're misunderstood by your parents