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Novels of SY22

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

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.

"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

15.

"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

16.

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

17.

"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

18.

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

a)

Charlotte

b)

Wilbur

c)

stage crew

d)

Templeton the rat

19.

George goes by _______ pronouns

a)

he/him

b)

they/them

c)

xe/ xim

d)

she/ her

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

a)

SOME A- HOLE

b)

SOME JERK

c)

JEFF THE RAT

d)

KICK ME

24.

After George throws up on Jeff, Rick _______.

a)

punches George again

b)

throws up on George

c)

runs away

d)

snickers at Jeff

25.

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

26.

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."

27.

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

28.

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. 

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

George's Principal is

a)

Principal Maldonado

b)

Principal Arden

c)

Principal Udell

d)

Principal Jackson

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

37.

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

38.

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

a)

underwear

b)

socks

c)

earrings

d)

makeup brushes

39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

a)

waft

b)

intimidate

c)

pronouns

d)

frantic

42.

to scare someone into doing what you want

a)

intimidate

b)

waft

c)

pronouns

d)

frantic

43.

to twist out of shape

a)

waft

b)

warp

c)

linoleum

d)

speckle

44.

to pass through the air

a)

warp

b)

waft

c)

blare

d)

intimidate

45.

wild with fear or anxiety

a)

earnest

b)

linoleum

c)

frantic

d)

tread

46.

to be genuine; to not be fake

a)

earnest

b)

linoleum

c)

frantic

d)

tread

47.

a way of walking

a)

earnest

b)

linoleum

c)

frantic

d)

tread

48.

to make a loud, harsh sound

a)

waft

b)

warp

c)

blare

d)

earnest

49.

a small patch of color

a)

warp

b)

speckle

c)

waft

d)

intimidate

50.

a plastic flooring that looks like tile

a)

intimidate

b)

tread

c)

speckle

d)

linoleum

51.

Who was Lupe's half-sister named after?

a)

A celebrity

b)

her imaginary friend

c)

her doll

d)

her mom

52.

Where was Margie born?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

53.

What does understudy mean?

a)

to learn the part and take the place of someone when they're absent

b)

to study under someone

c)

to not study enough

d)

to study under a table or other similar surface

54.

Why did Margie end up dancing in the recital?

a)

Someone was absent or sick

b)

Lupe gave her the spot

c)

Mrs. Rodriguez wanted her to dance

d)

She was the best dancer

55.

Who made the Folklorico dresses?

a)

Lupe's mom

b)

they bought them

c)

Lupe's grandma

d)

Tia Consuelo

56.

Margie's dress was white because...

a)

because the American flag has white stripes

b)

because that was the only fabric left

c)

because she likes white dresses

d)

her name means daisy and those flowers are white

57.

Who wrote the poem that Lupe recited?

a)

Hidalgo

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Ruben Dario

d)

Cesar Chavez

58.

Lupe most likely gave up her spot in the dance because ...

a)

She was too shy

b)

She thought Margie deserved it

c)

She preferred to recite poetry

d)

Tia Consuelo asked her to

59.

How do you think Margie felt when she found out she was going to dance at the recital?

a)

Grateful

b)

Angry

c)

Upset

d)

Sad

60.

What is Margie's first impression of Camille?

a)

She doesn't like her

b)

She likes her

c)

She is jealous

d)

She doesn't care

61.

What is Camille passionate about?

a)

School

b)

Sharks

c)

Orcas

d)

Dolphins

62.

In chapters 6-7, how does Margie feel about how she treated Lupe?

a)

Angry

b)

Guilty

c)

Jealous

d)

Embarrassed

63.

What is Margie passionate about?

a)

She's not sure yet

b)

Dogs

c)

Cats

d)

Mexicans

64.

What group does Lupe join at school?

a)

Pan Dulce

b)

Folklorico

c)

Hip Hop Dance

d)

Theater

65.

When Margie tries to contact Liz, what happens?

a)

Liz hangs out with her

b)

Liz says she has a new friend

c)

Liz yells at her

d)

Liz is ghosting her

66.

The teacher tells the students to write in their

a)

notebooks

b)

journals

c)

computer

d)

scratch paper

67.

Who asked Camille and Margie to help them?

a)

Principal

b)

Margie's mom

c)

The teacher

d)

Librarian

68.

When Camille greets Lupe, Margie feels

a)

ashamed

b)

angry

c)

scared

d)

happy

69.

In chapter 8 we learn that Margie liked to

a)

go camping

b)

sing

c)

look up words in a dictionary

d)

dance

70.

What type of dance do Margie and Lupe do at school?

a)

Step

b)

Hip-Hop

c)

Folklorico

d)

Salsa

71.

What does the dance teacher tell Margie she can be?

a)

the understudy

b)

the main dancer

c)

the manager

d)

the props

72.

Who answers the phone when Lupe's dad calls?

a)

Lupe

b)

Margie

c)

Tia Consuelo

d)

Juan Gonzales

73.

Why is Lupe's father back?

a)

He misses Lupe

b)

He is homeless

c)

He is running from the police

d)

He broke his leg and needs somewhere to stay

74.

Lupe doesn't say much when she sees her father. Why do you think that is?

a)

She doesn't know how to feel

b)

She's so mad she can't think

c)

She's crying too much

d)

She's so happy

75.

Does Lupe's father have another family after all?

a)

Yes

b)

No

76.

What does Margie ask Lupe's father?

a)

Why he had another family

b)

Where he lived

c)

Why he behaved so poorly

d)

Why he left Lupe

77.

Why did Juan thank Margie?

a)

For talking to him

b)

For loving Lupe

c)

For serving him enchiladas

d)

For letting him stay in their house

78.

Where does Camille invite Margie to go?

a)

Six Flags

b)

Disney World

c)

Sea World

d)

Discovery Kingdom

79.

How does Margie describe Camille?

a)

Dark skin and black Hair

b)

Fair skin and blonde hair

c)

Dark skin and blonde hair

d)

FAir skin and black hair

80.

Where is Camille's family from?

a)

Cuba and Peru

b)

Mexico and America

c)

Puerto Rico and Mexico

d)

Cuba and Argentina

81.

What do they eat for breakfast el dia de los reyes magos?

a)

pozole

b)

tamales

c)

pan dulce

d)

churros and hot chocolate

82.

What does Lupe get to do at Discovery Kingdom?

a)

Eat pizza

b)

Ride a lion

c)

Swim with dolphins

d)

Ride an elephant

83.

Margie no longer felt ___ about Lupe

a)

proud

b)

embarrassed

c)

resentful

d)

happy

84.

Who was the woman that knocked on Lupe’s door?

a)

Her mother's sister

b)

Her lost grandmother

c)

A stranger

d)

Her tia Dolores

e)

Her tia (aunt) Consuelo

85.

What is the name of Lupe's mother?

a)

The book doesn't say

b)

Lupe

c)

Mercedes

d)

Consuelo

e)

Dolores

86.

What is the name of Lupe's father?

a)

The book doesn't say

b)

Gregory

c)

Francisco

d)

Felipe

e)

Juan

87.

Lupe has twin brother’s named Pedro and Pablo.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Lupe’s father went to “El Norte” (to the North) to find a better job and send money back to his family.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

What is the name of Lupe’s “new father?”

a)

Pablo

b)

The book doesn't say

c)

Gregory

d)

Juan

e)

Felipe

90.

What are the characteristics of her father that Lupe misses? Choose more than one.

a)

That he would play concerts for her

b)

That he loved talking a lot

c)

That he was never tired enough to carry her on his shoulders

d)

The beautiful songs that he would play on the guitar

e)

The wonderful stories he liked to tell at night

91.

What does Lupe’s mother work in?

a)

The book doesn't say

b)

She doesn't work

c)

At a grocery store

d)

In the fields, picking vegetables

e)

Washing and brushing wool

92.

The family was receiving letters and money from the father who found a job in an asparagus field in California, but after several months it stopped and the mom feared something had happened.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

In what city was it rumored that Lupe's father was in after leaving California?

a)

Miami

b)

Los Angeles

c)

New York City

d)

Austin

e)

Chicago

94.

Why did Lupe feel like her mother did not want to see her? Choose more than one.

a)

Her mother preferred to work than to be with her daughter

b)

Her mother loved being at work instead of at home

c)

Her mother was super busy at work

d)

Lupe reminded her mother of her father, Juan

e)

Her mother was always working

95.

The birth of her twin brothers gave the family hope and happiness.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Who will Lupe miss if she does move to california? Choose more than one.

a)

Her cousin Margie

b)

The father of the twins

c)

Her twin brothers

d)

Her mother

e)

Her grandmother

97.

What is the question that Lupe asks her tia (aunt) Consuelo?

a)

“I don't know if I should go?”

b)

“Can my mother go with me to California?”

c)

“Are we going to Chicago or California?”

d)

“Will I go to school with Margie?”

e)

“And my father, do you know where he is?”

98.

What is the sentence in the chapter where we find out that Lupe is going to California?

a)

“I don't want to go”

b)

“I will go to find my father”

c)

“If my mother says yes, then I will go”

d)

‘I really want to go!”

e)

“If Abuelita thinks it's all right, I think I would like to go.”

99.

Lupe loved to hear family stories and never got tired of listening to her uncle talk about his childhood.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

Margie also loved to hear the family stories and never got tired of listening to her father’s stories of his childhood.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

The Bracero Program brought Mexican farmers to plant and tend the fields in California, the Southwest and all throughout the country.

a)

False

b)

True

102.

Why did the bracero workers sing corridos that talked about their family, their memories and of the places that they were going to?

a)

It was their only way of sending news to their family members

b)

They were scared of forgetting their history

c)

They loved coming up with stories

d)

They were scared of being swallowed up by the large country, so they sang their stories in hopes that they would reach their loved ones

103.

What words describe the spanish language that Uncle Francisco speaks?

a)

Strong and unpleasant

b)

Smooth and dreamy

c)

Ugly and loud

d)

Deep and rich

104.

What is it that Margie misses from her father, Francisco? Choose 2 options.

a)

Margie misses when her father would tell her stories of his time in the bracero program

b)

She misses their trips to Mexico

c)

Margie also misses when his stories would mention the things that all three of them would do

d)

Margie misses the way that her father would speak about his day at work

105.

“Margie's father… told stories about his first jobs outside the fields...Lupe was enthralled, while Margie could hardly follow her fathers enthusiastic Spanish.”


What does the word enthralled mean in this sentence?

a)

Lupe was very interested in learning everything from her uncle

b)

Lupe did not care about learning from her uncles past

c)

Lupe was bored by her uncles stories

d)

Lupe was captivated by her uncles stories

106.

“Margie's father… told stories about his first jobs outside the fields...Lupe was enthralled, while Margie could hardly follow her father's enthusiastic Spanish.”


What does the word enthusiastic mean in this sentence?

a)

Margie did not understand why her father sounded so sad

b)

Margie did not understand why her father sounded so bored

c)

Margie did not understand why her father sounded so mad

d)

Margie did not understand why her father sounded so excited

107.

According to Margie, the ideal image of an American girl has?

a)

Someone with short hair

b)

Someone with brown and braided hair

c)

A wonderful head full of straight, black hair

d)

A wonderful head full of brown curls

108.

Margie's mother, Consuelo, was happy to let Margie get a perm, or curly hair.

a)

True

b)

False

109.

Lupe noticed that her school in Mexico was the same as her new school, where she went with Margie in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

110.

Who told Lupe, "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."

a)

Her cousin Margie

b)

Her mom

c)

Her Aunt Consuelo

d)

Her grandmother

111.

"I saw that each day that passed in the new class, the changes became easier." This sentence explains the "saying" her grandmother always said.

a)

True

b)

False

112.

Lupe missed the security she had felt thanks to the order and structure of her old school in Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

113.

Lupe was feeling frustrated and not feeling smart, at her new school with Mrs. Rodriguez because she couldn't do her homework in English.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

Lupe loved to speak and practice her English in her new school.

a)

True

b)

False

115.

Lupe started having strange dreams and nightmares because she suffered from being immersed in her new language, English.

a)

True

b)

False

116.

In Lupe's dream, her uniform: the skirt, the blouse, and the cotton petticoat fall off her body.

a)

True

b)

False

117.

What does Lupe miss?

Choose 3 options.

a)

Her little brothers

b)

Her grandmother, Mercedes

c)

When her mom was happy

d)

Her cousin Margie

118.

Lupe worries that:

Margie is beginning to resent her for sharing her parents with her.

a)

True

b)

False

119.

The Christmas holidays that Lupe experienced in Mexico are very different to the Christmas Holidays she’s experiencing in California.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

120.

In California, Lupe felt like she had to learn everything very quickly. When she felt like she was catching up BAM! She had something new to learn.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

121.

Margie had many CDs that she would listen to on a boom box. She went from song to song very quickly. Lupe had wished that she that many CDs. Margie, on the other hand, wanted an iPod for Christmas.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

122.

Thanks to Lupe, Margie got the iPod she wanted for Christmas.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

123.

After opening all their Christmas gifts, Margie and Lupe started getting along.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

124.

Who installs an Ultra-Glide in the car?

a)

Byron Watson

b)

Daniel Watson

c)

Kenny Watson

d)

Mr. Robert

125.

Who moves to Flint from Arkansas?

a)

Mr. Robert

b)

LJ Jones

c)

Buphead

d)

Rufus

126.

Who gets his lips stuck to a mirror?

a)

Kenny

b)

Buphead

c)

Byron

d)

Larry Dunn

127.

Byron's best friend and trouble-making buddy is...

a)

Rufus

b)

Buphead

c)

Larry Dunn

d)

LJ Jones

128.

Who lives in Alabama and has a reputation for being tough?

a)

Grandma Sands

b)

Grandma Watson

c)

Mrs. Davidson

d)

Mr. Collier

129.

The story is told from ________________ point of view.

a)

Byron's

b)

Joetta's

c)

Mama's

d)

Kenny's

130.

Grandma Sands's dearest friend is...

a)

Mr. Collier

b)

Mrs. Watson

c)

Mrs. Davidson

d)

Mr. Robert

131.

Who makes a notebook to do all the planning for the trip?

a)

Mama

b)

Dad

c)

Joetta

d)

Kenny

132.

When and where does the novel first begin?

a)

summer in Birmingham, Alabama

b)

winter in Birmingham, Alabama

c)

summer in Flint, Michigan

d)

winter in Flint, Michigan

133.

Which statement best describes the historical context of the novel?

a)

The novel occurs during the Civil War.

b)

The novel occurs during WWII.

c)

The novel occurs during the Civil Rights Movement.

d)

The novel occurs present day.

134.

Which statement best characterizes the Watson children's winter clothing?

a)

Mrs. Watson makes the children wear many layers of winter clothes.

b)

Each Watson child only gets one pair of gloves each winter.

c)

The Watsons have only a lighweight jacket for each child.

d)

The Watson children never get cold.

135.

Who is in charge of helping Joetta with her coat at school?

a)

Kenny

b)

Byron

c)

Wilona

d)

Joetta is on her own.

136.

What does Byron tell Joey that the trash trucks really do each morning?

a)

pick up the family's recycling

b)

pick up household materials

c)

pick up people who froze to death

d)

give children rides to school

137.

What does Kenny give Rufus?

a)

a scarf

b)

a coat

c)

a pair of boots

d)

a pair of gloves

138.

What does Byron do to his hair?

a)

dyes it blue

b)

gets a curly perm

c)

has his named shaved in it

d)

straightens it

139.

What do the Watsons call their car?

a)

The Red Rover

b)

The Ultra Glide

c)

The Rolling Turd

d)

The Brown Bomber

140.

Before going fishing, what place does Grandma Sands warn her grandchildren to avoid?

a)

Chandler Lake

b)

Newbolt Square

c)

Collier's Landing

d)

Flint Drive

141.

What or who does Kenny think he sees when he is about to drown?

a)

Winnie the Pooh

b)

Grandma Sands

c)

The Wool Pooh

d)

a police officer

142.

How does Kenny say that you get in trouble?

a)

one step at a time

b)

quickly, without realizing what is happening

c)

in one large leap

d)

by hanging around with others who get into trouble

143.

What happens to the church while Joetta is there?

a)

It catches on fire

b)

It is bombed

c)

It has a gas leak

d)

A storm hits the building

144.

Who caused the damage at the church?

a)

construction workder accidentally hit a gas line

b)

men who disagreed with the civil rights movement

c)

someone who accidentally dropped a match

d)

a tornado

145.

What area does the Watson family call the "Watson Pet Hospital"?

a)

the area under the stairs

b)

Joetta's bedroom

c)

the area behind the sofa

d)

the back porch

146.

What colors were Margie's dress?

a)

pink and white

b)

purple and violet

c)

white, red and green

d)

red, white and blue