PLOT & CONFLICT
SETTING & VOICE
SYMBOLS & THEMES
CHARACTERS & POV
W.O.W. & Context
100
One example of external conflict in Part I of Uglies.
(answer must be an external problem that others in the story can clearly see)
100
The name of the town and type of building in which Tally and Shay live?
What is Uglyville and dorms?
100
Shay's hoverboard might be a symbol for this.
What is her youth, freedom, not letting go and "recycling" or following new trends?
100
This is the protagonist of Uglies. (first and last name)
Who is Tally Youngblood.
100
Describe the part of speech and definition of a middle pretty.
What is an adult person who's already had the pretty operation? It's a proper noun.
200
One example of internal conflict in Part I of Uglies.
(must be an internal problem that others can't necessarily see)
200
The way that New Pretty Town is described embodies this kind of atmosphere.
What is a place with party towers, mansions named after beautiful Hollywood celebrities, bright lights, fireworks, high technology, constant parties, ....?
200
Describe a theme about education or *misdeducation* in this book.
What are the fact that teachers can indoctrinate young minds with false or incomplete history and science to perpetuate social and political agendas? (in your own words)
200
Three supporting characters who are not antagonists. (proper noun names)
Who are Peris, Tally, and David?
200
Describe the part of speech and definition of an interface ring.
What is a device that tracks all that you do and sends the info back to a government-like headquarters? It's a common noun (a thing).
300
Shay wants to show Tally what THIS feels like when you hover through the rusty rollercoasters.
What is what it's like to fall?
300
An accurate description of Scott Westerfeld's VOICE in Uglies. Note: Do not include the POV.
What is the voice of an adolescent or the voice of someone from the future that describes an alternate sci-fi world?
300
Shay isn't interested in becoming a pretty. Furthermore, she says that "it's a trick" and that Tally "just got programmed into thinking anything else [that's not the beauty standards she's been told to expect from everyone] is ugly. What do you think the author's message might be about the importance of beauty?
What is it's actually not that important to be beautiful or that there is no such thing as true "beauty" and it is a "trick"? (or something along these lines)
300
These are the people who watch over young uglies.
Who are wardens and teachers?
300
Using context, define and identify the part of speech of each capitalized words: "Looking down at the black, empty doorways, Tally's skin crawled with the thought of DESCENDING to PEER into one."
What is a verb that means to go down and a verb that means to look?
400
This is what typically happens to old uglies.
What is they spend their life hiding from the public and are perceived as freaks?
400
The place that Shay takes Tally and how it's described.
What is Rusty Ruins? It's a place where there's huge buildings, factories, tons of metal, abandoned cars, and it's clear everyone left in a panic. On the other hand there are also rollercoasters and vast expanses of beautiful nature.
400
"If nothing else, the mess left by the Rusties proved that things could go terribly wrong if you weren't careful." Who do the Rusties symbolize and what is the theme or warning here?
What is Rusties symbolize our contempoary society and that if we aren't careful about our obsession with superficiality, building things, and being perfect--that we're doomed for a society like Uglyville and New Pretty Town. (in your own words)
400
Name three "ugly" nicknames for characters.
What are Skinny, Nose, Squint, Pignose, and Fatty?
400
It's written that "Some cities allowed exotic operations--for new pretties only--but the authorities here were NOTORIOUSLY CONSERVATIVE." In this context, the capitalized words mean this. Also identify each part of speech.
What is a way to describe the idea that these authorities were very well-known for being conservative about how extreme they'd allow operations to get. These words are an adverb and adjective, respectively.
500
Three reasons that Shay has an internal conflict with pretties.
What is pretties are boring, vapid, and programmed? Also she is sick of rules, boundaries, and the fakeness of the city.
500
The voice employs use of words created specifically for the setting of Uglies. Name five examples of such Uglies-specific language and terms.
(must name and describe five terms such as pretties, uglies, new pretties, middle pretties, old pretties, old uglies, littlies, toothbrush pills, interface rings, hoverboards, Rusties, wardens, crash bracelets, belly sensors, etc.)
500
Shay says that "All that glitters is not hovery." This is the deeper meaning or theme behind that statement.
What is just because something or someone seems glamorous, shiny, rich, or beautiful on the outside does not mean it is truly enjoyable, smart, or freeing like Shay's hoverboards. (in your own words)
500
This novel is written in two points of view. Identify both and be sure to explain how you know this answer is correct. Hint: Be as specific as possible.
What are third person limited (the narrator is not a character who says I, me, etc. and it's confined to Tally's inner thoughts and feelings) and second person (the narrator occasionally says "you" and "your")?
500
The part of speech and definition of a morpho. Use it properly in a sentence. And, lastly, explain what this word might symbolize in today's society.
What is software that morphs uglies into pretties virtually. For example, "Everyone made morphos, even the littlies, too young for their facial structure to have set. It was a great waste of a day, figuring out all the different ways you could finally become pretty." It might symbolize Photoshop, magazines, and the common ways that we try to make ourselves unrealistically, virtually "perfect."
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