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WorksheetsNovels of SY22
Total questions: 146
Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins
George uses the girls magazines to
pretend like she's a soccer star
hide from Scott and her mom
imagine herself as a "true girl"
In chapter 1, Scott thinks that George is
looking at dirty magazines
talking to herself
imagining herself as a "true girl"
thinking about how to put on makeup
George's female name is
Miranda
Margaret
Mandy
Melissa
George's 4th grade class is performing ___________ for their school play.
Huckleberry Finn
Old Yeller
Wilbur
Charlotte's Web
________ bully George.
Kelly and Scott
Scott and Jeff
Kelly and Rick
Jeff and Rick
______ used to be friends with George. They were Checkers Champs together.
Jeff
Rick
Scott
Mandy
______ is always rolling his eyes and making fun of others.
Jeff
Rick
Scott
Kelly
When George tries out as Charlotte, Ms. Udell _________
doesn't understand
thinks he's really good as Charlotte
thinks he's making a joke
thinks that he should have the part instead of Kelly
George ________ going to the bathroom at school.
loves
avoids
is indifferent about
enjoys
Kelly can be best described as ________.
eccentric, dramatic, and loud.
quiet and shy.
messy and mean.
friends with Jeff and Rick.
Kelly and George say _______ when they leave each other.
"woogity woogity!"
"Hocus pocus! FOCUS FOCUS!"
"One, two, eyes on you!"
"One, two, three, ZOOT!"
George and Scott live with their _______.
Mom
Dad and his girlfriend
Mom and Dad
Aunt Charlotte
"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?
Kelly's dad, Paul
Scott
George
Mr. Richards
"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)
transgender
transitioning
transformer
translate
"Charlotte,
You'll be R-A-D-I-A-N-T!!
- Kelly"
Radiant means ______
beaming and sparkling
dull
snobby
just okay
When George's mom asks her what happened after tryouts, George answers
that she didn't get the part
that Ms. Udell wouldn't let her audition
that she didn't end up auditioning
that she was cast as stage crew
"It ricocheted off the edge of her plate and twirled end over end in the air." (76)
Ricocheted means ______.
to land heavily
to stop abruptly
to bounce off of a surface
George decides to be ________ after she doesn't get the part of Charlotte.
Charlotte
Wilbur
stage crew
Templeton the rat
George goes by _______ pronouns
he/him
they/them
xe/ xim
she/ her
What does George's mom do with the magazines after she finds them?
she takes them away from George
she gives them back to George
she throws them away
she rips them up
When George has to make words out of the word "performance", she refuses to make the word _______.
perform
for
more
man
Ms. Udell makes the class rehearse/work on the play
in the afternoon
in the morning
after school
over the weekends
George drops a paper on Jeff's back that says "_______"
SOME A- HOLE
SOME JERK
JEFF THE RAT
KICK ME
After George throws up on Jeff, Rick _______.
punches George again
throws up on George
runs away
snickers at Jeff
While in Mrs. Mitchell's office, George sees a flag for __________ and gets emotional.
safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth
safe spaces for hispanic students
safe spaces for child abuse victims
safe spaces for students of color
When George first tells her mom that she's a girl, her mom reacts by saying
"You're no longer welcome in my house."
"I accept you for who you are; no matter what."
"Is this a joke?"
"Besides, you're only ten years old. You don't know how you'll feel in a few years."
Kelly promises George that _________.
she'll be the best Charlotte for George
George can be Charlotte for the second performance
George can have some Secret Special Surprise
she'll convince Ms. Udell that George should be Charlotte
How does Scott react to George saying that she's a girl?
he says he better keep it a secret
Scott accepts him
he says "You don't make a very good boy."
He gets angry, beats George up, and breaks his nose.
When Jeff returns to school after George throws up on him, he _______.
spits at George every time he sees her.
apologizes to George
punches George 10 times
finds a way to get George suspended
When George performs as Charlotte, she
messes up a few times
gets pulled off the stage by Ms. Udell
doesn't make a single mistake
can't say any of her lines correctly
When George performs as Charlotte, Ms. Udell reacts by
being surprised, but loving her performance
going over to George and yelling at her
throwing George out of the theater
going over to stop George, but then being stopped by Principal Maldonado
George's Principal is
Principal Maldonado
Principal Arden
Principal Udell
Principal Jackson
At the end of the play, George
bows for her performance as Charlotte
is rushed out of the theater
is heckled by parents
is not allowed to bow for her performance
Principal Maldonado says ______ to George after the performance.
that she has to get home to dinner
that she is very dissappointed
that George is suspended
that her door is always open
At the end of the book, George's mother is ________ .
still angry about the finding the magazines
still not talking to George
accepting of George identifying as a girl
crying and begging for forgiveness from George
When Kelly's uncle is taking them to the Bronx Zoo, George and Kelly decide that
they're not leaving without funyuns
they want to go as best girlfriends
they want Paul to come with them because he's lonely
they both want to dress up in Halloween costumes
Why won't Kelly's uncle suspect that George is a girl?
because George and Kelly will be correcting him the whole time
because he's letting them loose once they get to the park
because George's frame is thin, she's wearing girl's clothes, and a girl's hairdo
When they go to the zoo, Kelly gives Melissa a pair of
underwear
socks
earrings
makeup brushes
When George see's Melissa's reflection in Uncle Bill's rearview mirror, she ________.
is giggling with delight
is scared of her reflection
hates how much makeup she has on
is shy because of the flashy clothes she's wearing
At the end of the book, Melissa calls the previous week
the best week of her life so far
the most confusing week of her life so far
the worst week of her life so far
the most thrilling week of her life so far
what someone wants to be called (she/he/they)
waft
intimidate
pronouns
frantic
to scare someone into doing what you want
intimidate
waft
pronouns
frantic
to twist out of shape
waft
warp
linoleum
speckle
to pass through the air
warp
waft
blare
intimidate
wild with fear or anxiety
earnest
linoleum
frantic
tread
to be genuine; to not be fake
earnest
linoleum
frantic
tread
a way of walking
earnest
linoleum
frantic
tread
to make a loud, harsh sound
waft
warp
blare
earnest
a small patch of color
warp
speckle
waft
intimidate
a plastic flooring that looks like tile
intimidate
tread
speckle
linoleum
Who was Lupe's half-sister named after?
A celebrity
her imaginary friend
her doll
her mom
Where was Margie born?
California
Texas
Mexico
Cuba
What does understudy mean?
to learn the part and take the place of someone when they're absent
to study under someone
to not study enough
to study under a table or other similar surface
Why did Margie end up dancing in the recital?
Someone was absent or sick
Lupe gave her the spot
Mrs. Rodriguez wanted her to dance
She was the best dancer
Who made the Folklorico dresses?
Lupe's mom
they bought them
Lupe's grandma
Tia Consuelo
Margie's dress was white because...
because the American flag has white stripes
because that was the only fabric left
because she likes white dresses
her name means daisy and those flowers are white
Who wrote the poem that Lupe recited?
Hidalgo
Frida Kahlo
Ruben Dario
Cesar Chavez
Lupe most likely gave up her spot in the dance because ...
She was too shy
She thought Margie deserved it
She preferred to recite poetry
Tia Consuelo asked her to
How do you think Margie felt when she found out she was going to dance at the recital?
Grateful
Angry
Upset
Sad
What is Margie's first impression of Camille?
She doesn't like her
She likes her
She is jealous
She doesn't care
What is Camille passionate about?
School
Sharks
Orcas
Dolphins
In chapters 6-7, how does Margie feel about how she treated Lupe?
Angry
Guilty
Jealous
Embarrassed
What is Margie passionate about?
She's not sure yet
Dogs
Cats
Mexicans
What group does Lupe join at school?
Pan Dulce
Folklorico
Hip Hop Dance
Theater
When Margie tries to contact Liz, what happens?
Liz hangs out with her
Liz says she has a new friend
Liz yells at her
Liz is ghosting her
The teacher tells the students to write in their
notebooks
journals
computer
scratch paper
Who asked Camille and Margie to help them?
Principal
Margie's mom
The teacher
Librarian
When Camille greets Lupe, Margie feels
ashamed
angry
scared
happy
In chapter 8 we learn that Margie liked to
go camping
sing
look up words in a dictionary
dance
What type of dance do Margie and Lupe do at school?
Step
Hip-Hop
Folklorico
Salsa
What does the dance teacher tell Margie she can be?
the understudy
the main dancer
the manager
the props
Who answers the phone when Lupe's dad calls?
Lupe
Margie
Tia Consuelo
Juan Gonzales
Why is Lupe's father back?
He misses Lupe
He is homeless
He is running from the police
He broke his leg and needs somewhere to stay
Lupe doesn't say much when she sees her father. Why do you think that is?
She doesn't know how to feel
She's so mad she can't think
She's crying too much
She's so happy
Does Lupe's father have another family after all?
Yes
No
What does Margie ask Lupe's father?
Why he had another family
Where he lived
Why he behaved so poorly
Why he left Lupe
Why did Juan thank Margie?
For talking to him
For loving Lupe
For serving him enchiladas
For letting him stay in their house
Where does Camille invite Margie to go?
Six Flags
Disney World
Sea World
Discovery Kingdom
How does Margie describe Camille?
Dark skin and black Hair
Fair skin and blonde hair
Dark skin and blonde hair
FAir skin and black hair
Where is Camille's family from?
Cuba and Peru
Mexico and America
Puerto Rico and Mexico
Cuba and Argentina
What do they eat for breakfast el dia de los reyes magos?
pozole
tamales
pan dulce
churros and hot chocolate
What does Lupe get to do at Discovery Kingdom?
Eat pizza
Ride a lion
Swim with dolphins
Ride an elephant
Margie no longer felt ___ about Lupe
proud
embarrassed
resentful
happy
Who was the woman that knocked on Lupe’s door?
Her mother's sister
Her lost grandmother
A stranger
Her tia Dolores
Her tia (aunt) Consuelo
What is the name of Lupe's mother?
The book doesn't say
Lupe
Mercedes
Consuelo
Dolores
What is the name of Lupe's father?
The book doesn't say
Gregory
Francisco
Felipe
Juan
Lupe has twin brother’s named Pedro and Pablo.
True
False
Lupe’s father went to “El Norte” (to the North) to find a better job and send money back to his family.
True
False
What is the name of Lupe’s “new father?”
Pablo
The book doesn't say
Gregory
Juan
Felipe
What are the characteristics of her father that Lupe misses? Choose more than one.
That he would play concerts for her
That he loved talking a lot
That he was never tired enough to carry her on his shoulders
The beautiful songs that he would play on the guitar
The wonderful stories he liked to tell at night
What does Lupe’s mother work in?
The book doesn't say
She doesn't work
At a grocery store
In the fields, picking vegetables
Washing and brushing wool
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.
True
False
In what city was it rumored that Lupe's father was in after leaving California?
Miami
Los Angeles
New York City
Austin
Chicago
Why did Lupe feel like her mother did not want to see her? Choose more than one.
Her mother preferred to work than to be with her daughter
Her mother loved being at work instead of at home
Her mother was super busy at work
Lupe reminded her mother of her father, Juan
Her mother was always working
The birth of her twin brothers gave the family hope and happiness.
True
False
Who will Lupe miss if she does move to california? Choose more than one.
Her cousin Margie
The father of the twins
Her twin brothers
Her mother
Her grandmother
What is the question that Lupe asks her tia (aunt) Consuelo?
“I don't know if I should go?”
“Can my mother go with me to California?”
“Are we going to Chicago or California?”
“Will I go to school with Margie?”
“And my father, do you know where he is?”
What is the sentence in the chapter where we find out that Lupe is going to California?
“I don't want to go”
“I will go to find my father”
“If my mother says yes, then I will go”
‘I really want to go!”
“If Abuelita thinks it's all right, I think I would like to go.”
Lupe loved to hear family stories and never got tired of listening to her uncle talk about his childhood.
True
False
Margie also loved to hear the family stories and never got tired of listening to her father’s stories of his childhood.
True
False
The Bracero Program brought Mexican farmers to plant and tend the fields in California, the Southwest and all throughout the country.
False
True
Why did the bracero workers sing corridos that talked about their family, their memories and of the places that they were going to?
It was their only way of sending news to their family members
They were scared of forgetting their history
They loved coming up with stories
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
What words describe the spanish language that Uncle Francisco speaks?
Strong and unpleasant
Smooth and dreamy
Ugly and loud
Deep and rich
What is it that Margie misses from her father, Francisco? Choose 2 options.
Margie misses when her father would tell her stories of his time in the bracero program
She misses their trips to Mexico
Margie also misses when his stories would mention the things that all three of them would do
Margie misses the way that her father would speak about his day at work
“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?
Lupe was very interested in learning everything from her uncle
Lupe did not care about learning from her uncles past
Lupe was bored by her uncles stories
Lupe was captivated by her uncles stories
“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?
Margie did not understand why her father sounded so sad
Margie did not understand why her father sounded so bored
Margie did not understand why her father sounded so mad
Margie did not understand why her father sounded so excited
According to Margie, the ideal image of an American girl has?
Someone with short hair
Someone with brown and braided hair
A wonderful head full of straight, black hair
A wonderful head full of brown curls
Margie's mother, Consuelo, was happy to let Margie get a perm, or curly hair.
True
False
Lupe noticed that her school in Mexico was the same as her new school, where she went with Margie in the United States.
True
False
Who told Lupe, "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
Her cousin Margie
Her mom
Her Aunt Consuelo
Her grandmother
"I saw that each day that passed in the new class, the changes became easier." This sentence explains the "saying" her grandmother always said.
True
False
Lupe missed the security she had felt thanks to the order and structure of her old school in Mexico.
True
False
Lupe was feeling frustrated and not feeling smart, at her new school with Mrs. Rodriguez because she couldn't do her homework in English.
True
False
Lupe loved to speak and practice her English in her new school.
True
False
Lupe started having strange dreams and nightmares because she suffered from being immersed in her new language, English.
True
False
In Lupe's dream, her uniform: the skirt, the blouse, and the cotton petticoat fall off her body.
True
False
What does Lupe miss?
Choose 3 options.
Her little brothers
Her grandmother, Mercedes
When her mom was happy
Her cousin Margie
Lupe worries that:
Margie is beginning to resent her for sharing her parents with her.
True
False
The Christmas holidays that Lupe experienced in Mexico are very different to the Christmas Holidays she’s experiencing in California.
True
False
I don't know
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.
True
False
I don't know
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.
True
False
I don't know
Thanks to Lupe, Margie got the iPod she wanted for Christmas.
True
False
I don't know
After opening all their Christmas gifts, Margie and Lupe started getting along.
True
False
I don't know
Who installs an Ultra-Glide in the car?
Byron Watson
Daniel Watson
Kenny Watson
Mr. Robert
Who moves to Flint from Arkansas?
Mr. Robert
LJ Jones
Buphead
Rufus
Who gets his lips stuck to a mirror?
Kenny
Buphead
Byron
Larry Dunn
Byron's best friend and trouble-making buddy is...
Rufus
Buphead
Larry Dunn
LJ Jones
Who lives in Alabama and has a reputation for being tough?
Grandma Sands
Grandma Watson
Mrs. Davidson
Mr. Collier
The story is told from ________________ point of view.
Byron's
Joetta's
Mama's
Kenny's
Grandma Sands's dearest friend is...
Mr. Collier
Mrs. Watson
Mrs. Davidson
Mr. Robert
Who makes a notebook to do all the planning for the trip?
Mama
Dad
Joetta
Kenny
When and where does the novel first begin?
summer in Birmingham, Alabama
winter in Birmingham, Alabama
summer in Flint, Michigan
winter in Flint, Michigan
Which statement best describes the historical context of the novel?
The novel occurs during the Civil War.
The novel occurs during WWII.
The novel occurs during the Civil Rights Movement.
The novel occurs present day.
Which statement best characterizes the Watson children's winter clothing?
Mrs. Watson makes the children wear many layers of winter clothes.
Each Watson child only gets one pair of gloves each winter.
The Watsons have only a lighweight jacket for each child.
The Watson children never get cold.
Who is in charge of helping Joetta with her coat at school?
Kenny
Byron
Wilona
Joetta is on her own.
What does Byron tell Joey that the trash trucks really do each morning?
pick up the family's recycling
pick up household materials
pick up people who froze to death
give children rides to school
What does Kenny give Rufus?
a scarf
a coat
a pair of boots
a pair of gloves
What does Byron do to his hair?
dyes it blue
gets a curly perm
has his named shaved in it
straightens it
What do the Watsons call their car?
The Red Rover
The Ultra Glide
The Rolling Turd
The Brown Bomber
Before going fishing, what place does Grandma Sands warn her grandchildren to avoid?
Chandler Lake
Newbolt Square
Collier's Landing
Flint Drive
What or who does Kenny think he sees when he is about to drown?
Winnie the Pooh
Grandma Sands
The Wool Pooh
a police officer
How does Kenny say that you get in trouble?
one step at a time
quickly, without realizing what is happening
in one large leap
by hanging around with others who get into trouble
What happens to the church while Joetta is there?
It catches on fire
It is bombed
It has a gas leak
A storm hits the building
Who caused the damage at the church?
construction workder accidentally hit a gas line
men who disagreed with the civil rights movement
someone who accidentally dropped a match
a tornado
What area does the Watson family call the "Watson Pet Hospital"?
the area under the stairs
Joetta's bedroom
the area behind the sofa
the back porch
What colors were Margie's dress?
pink and white
purple and violet
white, red and green
red, white and blue
