Characters
She has dyslexia
Who is Ally?
Why does Ally move to seven different schools in seven years?
a. She gets kicked out if school.
b. Travis gets in trouble with the police a lot.
c. Her mother can't find a job.
d. Her dad serves in the army.
d. Her dad serves in the army.
"It's always there, like the ground underneath my feet."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
b. simile
a result or effect of an action or condition.
a. humiliated
b. exasperated
c. consequences
d. expectations
c. consequences
"If my teacher were mean, it would be easier".
a. Mr. Daniels
b. Albert
c. Keisha
d. Ally
d. Ally
Is very smart.
Who is Albert?
One of Ally's biggest problems is that she:
a. Does not trust Mr. Danels
b. Can't make friends
c. Thinks she is stupid
d. Moves around a lot
c. Thinks she is stupid
"Her voice reminds me of a pin hidden inside a candy bar.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
c. metaphor
make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly.
a. deployed
b. humiliated
c. exasperated
d. expectations
b. humiliated
"She's such a freak"
a. Ally
b. Max
c. Shay
d. Keisha
C. Shay
Gave Ally a cupcake that said "Wow" inside.
Who is Keisha?
Ally tries to cover up her struggles because she just wants to:
a. Fit in
b. Do math
c. Be like Shay
d. Go home
a. Fit in
"Reading for me is like when I drop something and my fingers scramble to catch it and just when I think I've got it, I don't."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
b. simile
a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.
a. delirious
b. optimist
c. injustice
d. logically
b. optimist
"Why don't you mind your own business for once?"
a. Albert
b. Ally
c. Shay
d. Keisha
d. Keisha
Is a captain with the tank division.
Who is Ally's dad?
How does Keisha help Ally and Albert grow and succeed?
a. She bakes them cupcakes.
b. She sticks up for them against Shay.
c. She tells them to be themselves.
d. She never makes fun of them.
c. She tells them to be themselves.
"Sometimes I think Jessica would follow Shay out of an airplane without a parachute."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
d. hyperbole
in a way that shows clear, sound reasoning.
a. optimist
b. delirious
c. revolted
d. logically
d. logically
a. Mrs. Hall
b. Mr. Daniels
c. Mrs. Silver
d. Miss Kessler
c. Mrs. Silver
Works at A.C. Petersons
Who is Ally's mom?
Why does Ally sometimes want to be more like Albert?
a. He knows a lot about Star Trek and Science.
b. He wears cool t-shirts and is a tough guy.
c. He is not bothered by other people's mean comments.
d. He reads a lot of books and is best friends with Oliver.
C. He is not bothered by other people's mean comments.
"Keisha sits in her chair as I stare at her head full of thin braids, thinking it must take three days to do all that".
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
d. hyperbole
strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated).
a. implying
b. adaptations
c. ruthless
d. intentions
a. implying
"And we were thinking I could help you after school a couple times a week".
a. Mrs. Hall
b. Mr. Daniels
c. Mrs. Silver
d. Miss Kessler
b. Mr. Daniels