Characters
A member of The Marthas
Heather
Melinda's favorite class and teacher.
Art/ Mr. Freeman
This symbol shows her growth throughout the novel.
Tree/Seeds
Melinda says "I am Outcast." which is this form of characterization.
Direct
Each Marking Period Ends with this.
Melinda's report card
Melinda’s lab partner who admits his crush on Melinda towards the end of the novel
David Petrakis
She teaches The Scarlet Letter.
Hairwoman
This symbol shows Melinda as the prey and Andy (IT) as the predator.
Rabbits
Anderson uses this literary device to show Melinda's humorous observations high school life
Verbal Irony (Sarcasm)
The setting of the novel
Melinda's ex-best friend.
Rachel/Rachelle
Melinda passes out in biology class doing this
Dissecting a frog
In this novel what do mirrors symbolize?
Illustrates Melinda's low self-esteem, and her inability to look at herself
(Perception)
The name of the list poem at the beginning of the novel.
The First Ten Lies They Tell You In High School
Name one of two places Melinda goes to when she skips school.
The Mall
Lady of Mercy Hospital
The History teacher who tries to force Melinda to speak in front of the entire class
Mr. Neck
The math teacher who is always trying to prove the importance of Algebra
Mr. Stetman
What do lips symbolize in this novel?
Melinda's inability to speak up about what happened to her.
Name one way the author shows humor in her writing. Give a specific example.
Answers vary.
The titles of her sections
The names of the teachers
Dinner Theater
Reality Talk Show
Melinda's ex-friend who is good at sports.
Nicole
An unlikely friend of Melinda who confesses that Andy Evans is “Bad News”
Ivy
Name at least 3 Mascots from the school year
Trojans
Blue Devils
Tigers
Wombats
Hornets
Melinda draws these on her tree to show that she is going to heal from Andy raping her.
Birds
Where does Melinda ride her bike to at the end of the novel?
The place where she was raped.
(The Rodgers Barn)
Name two items Melinda keeps in her closet.
Maya Angelou Poster
Her artwork (Cubist tree)
Her turkey sculpture
Chair and Blanket