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The new girl at Edison High who is tall, big boned, and always smiling
Who is Matty Babcock?
The name of the high school where the story takes place.
What is Edison High?
The "joke" the crowd tells is that this person asked Mattie to the dance.
Who is Rick Sanders?
Mattie's most noticeable feature that she shows everyone.
What is her big, toothy smile?
the narrator of the story who is a part of the ''cool crowd'' but feels guilty
Who is Nancy?
The place where Mattie makes her first mistake by sitting at the "wrong" table.
What is the lunchroom/cafeteria?)
True or False: Mattie realizes right away that the dance invitation is a joke.
False
This is what "the crowd" has that Mattie doesn't have a sense of. '
What is sureness or coolness?
The leader of the popular group whom Mattie has a crush on.
Who is Rick Sanders?
The big event that everyone is talking about and getting dates for.
What is the Senior Dance?
The reason Mattie doesn't realize people are being mean to her.
What is she is too friendly/naive/doesn't understand the joking?
The "sheep" in the title represent the students who do this.
What is follow the leader/the crowd?
The boy who makes fun of Mattie by wearing plastic false teeth.
Who is Barney Tate?
This is what Mattie asks Nancy for advice about outside of class.
What is what to wear to the dance?
Nancy starts to feel this emotion when she realizes Mattie is taking the joke seriously.
What is shame or guilt?
When Mattie is around Rick, her face usually turns this color.
What is red/blushing?
The girl in the crowd who first says she hopes Mattie hasn't "adopted" them.
Who is Peggy?
The mean nickname or way the boys describe Mattie when they pretend she is Rick's girlfriend.
What is "Rick's girl" or "the joke of the year"
The title "Run, Sheep, Run" refers to Nancy's thought that people should run away from doing this.
What is following the crowd/being the same?
Nancy compares the crowd to this animal in the title.
What is a sheep?