Plot Questions
Allusion
Miscellaneous
Motif
Grammar
100
This is the name of the high school Melinda attempts.
What is Merryweather High School?
100
"My house is shrinking and I feel like Alice in Wonderland. Afraid that my head my burst through the roof, I head for the mall." (p. 144) Identify the purposes of the allusion.
What is 1, 2, and 3?
100
"If a teacher stared murder at me for forty-eight minutes, I'd turn into a puddle of melted Jell-O." (p. 68) Identify the literary devices used here.
What is allusion, hyperbole, or imagery?
100
The oak tree in Melinda's front yard is a metaphor for this reason.
What is like it, she needs to prune away her damaged parts and grow again.
100
Identify the simple subject in this sentence: She watched the movie three times.
What is she?
200
These two places become a sanctuary for Melinda.
What are art class and the janitor's closet?
200
"David: 'The Constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country. I am a citizen, with the same rights as your son, or you.' " (p. 56) Identify the purpose of the allusion.
What is 2, 5, and 6?
200
"I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special, looking for someone, anyone, to sit next to." (p. 5) Identify the literary device used above.
What is allusion, imagery, or metaphor?
200
The motif of her mouth reveals that Melinda bites her lip when
What is she is nervous that others will judge her?
200
Although it is dated, Tom Sawyer is fun, and it has a good lesson. This is a _______ sentence.
What is a compound-complex?
300
Rachel did not believe that Andy assaulted Melinda until this event.
What is when he attacked her at prom?
300
"It's Nathaniel Hawthorne Month in English...We are reading the Scarlett Letter one sentence at a time...So he planted SYMBOLS, like the weather, and the whole light and dark thing, to show us how poor Hester feels...I wonder if Hester tried to say no. she's kind of quiet . We would get along." (p. 100-101) Identify the purposes of the allusion.
What is 2, 4, and 5?
300
"There is a sprinkling of losers like me scattered among the happy teenagers, prunes in the oatmeal of school. The others have the social power to sit with other losers. I'm the only one sitting along, under the glowing neon sign which reads, "Complete and Total Loser, Not Quite Sane. Stay Away. Do Not Feed." Identify a literary device used here.
What is imagery, hyperbole, or metaphor?
300
When Melinda first encountered a mirror in the novel, she hid it in her closet. By the end of the novel, this is how it changed.
What is She used a mirror as a tool to save her life from IT?
300
Jeremy and Emily walking. This is a _______.
What is a fragment?
400
This teacher--be it positive or negative--did not have any influence on Melinda's change.
Who is the Spanish Teacher?
400
"I write about the suffragettes. Before the suffragettes came along, women were treated like dogs...Then the suffragettes marched in, full of loud, in-your-face ideas. They got arrested and thrown in jail, but nothing shut them up. They fought and fought until they earned the rights they should have had all along." (p. 101) Identify the purposes of the allusion.
What is 1, 4, and 6?
400
"The turkey floats in the sink, a ten-pound turkey iceberg. A turkeyberg. I feel very much like the Titanic." (p. 58) Identify the device being used above.
What is allusion, imagery, or simile?
400
Based on Melinda's sketch in class, this is what the lightening bolts striking Melinda’s tree represent?
What is her hatred toward Mr. Neck?
400
Mark plays football he is captain of the team. This is a ___________________.
What is run-on sentence?
500
Telling Rachel about Andy is the right thing to do and Melinda likes to think that she was encouraged to tell by
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
"She said Ms. [Maya] Angelou is one of the greatest American writers. The poster is coming down because the school board banned one of her books...Maya taps me on the shoulder. I'm not listening. I know I know, I don't want to hear it. I need to do something about Rachel, something for her. Maya tells me without saying anything." (50, 152) Identify the purposes used above.
What is 1, 2, and 4?
500
"But of course my luck with this guy sucks. So he turns his head and sees me. And wolfsmiles, showing oh granny what big teeth you have...Running makes me feel like I am eleven years old and fast. I burn a strip up the sidewalk, melting snow and ice three feet on either side." (p. 97) Identify the literary device used above.
What is allusion, hyperbole, metaphor?
500
This is the only motif that was not represented in the final chapter of the book.
What is the mirror motif?
500
That was a great movie, I really enjoyed the ending. This is a _______.
What is a comma splice?
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