Chapter 5
A woman who was physically well endowed and ran a shop.
Who is Miss Myrtle?
The subject Martina found to be exciting.
What is English Literature or Literature?
A group of boys belonging to this school was in conflict with boys from Martina's school.
What is Bryson High?
The name given to an event in Martina's community on Friday nights.
What is Reggae Friday?
The chapter starts of with Martina being in this grade.
What is Grade 8?
A school referred to as where "rich, brown an' white people an' bright pickney go.."
What is Milverton?
The class in which the views discussed were different from what Martina was accustomed to in her community.
What is Guidance?
This action deliberately started the fight on the bus.
What is stepping on one of the boys' shoes?
The name of the girl who headed the gang in Martina's class.
Who is Stone Cold?
Martina received grades in the 80's and 90's and attained this position in her class.
What is fourth position?
This made Martina push unhappy episodes concerning her shoes from her mind.
What is swimming?
The two students Martina helped with Algebra and they became friends.
Who are Leoni and Terence?
The following is an example of this figurative device:
"He was very subdued and reminded those who knew him of a sunny sky that had been overpowered by scowling clouds."
What is a metaphor?
This person "...always muttered incomprehensible things in her sleep and kicked around as if she was aiming at someone."
Who is Yvette?
The teacher Martina thought she offended when she steered out the window and missed the question that was asked of her.
Who is the History teacher?
"...Yvette like a stubborn donkey refused to budge" is an example of this figurative device.
What is a simile?
The student who stood and applauded loudly after Martina gave the Stone Cold gang an unexpected retort to their comments. Give the full name to receive full points.
Who is Georgionet Beacon?
"He had suffered broken ribs and severe blows to the head and was slated to do an operation the next day" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is visual imagery?
He kicked his way through the front door and half dragging a child limped out.
Who is Opposite?
An action that was against the rules of the compound at Milverton High.
What is to stone or pick the mangoes?
"...he measured some metres of hard-core indecent language and told her to get lost" is an example of this type of characterisation.
What is indirect characterisation?
The statement "She loved going to school but whenever she thought of her unpleasant classmates she wanted to be elsewhere..." is an example of this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict or man vs. self?
"The loud shrieking sirens insisted on the urgency of them moving aside..." is an example of this type of figurative device.
What is personification?
The following statement is n example of this type of imagery:
"Martina felt a strange type of coldness walking over her body."
What is tactile imagery?
An action that caused students to break out in hysterical laughter, hitting each other on the back and unable to speak coherently.
What is the principal falling off the edge of the platform?