Maleeka borrow's Char's clothes, people tease her for her dark skin and she thinks she is the "tallest, skinniest thing you ever seen". What does this lead Maleeka to develop?
What is poor self-esteem?
100
"So you see, I got my own trouble. I don't need no scar-faced teacher making things worse. But, I got this feeling Miss Saunders is gonna mess things up for me real bad." is an example of which literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
100
The first interraction between Maleeka and Miss Saunders
What is when Miss Saunders stops to ask for directions and comments about her dark skin?
100
The other teacher who is friends with Miss Saunders
Who is Tai?
100
Char and Maleeka both desire this.
What is they both want to be popular?
200
What is one way the reader can conclude that Maleeka and her mother struggle financially.
What is she makes Maleeka's clothes?
200
"Char blows a fat ring of stinking gray smoke in my face, I laugh, like everybody else. You got to go along with char if you want to get along with her." Based on this quote we can make a conclusion about Maleeka's relationship with Char.
What is that Maleeka only does what Char says to avoid confrontation?
200
How Miss Saunders and Tai know each other
What is they were roomates?
200
John-John makes fun of Maleeka because of this
What is because he is jealous of her?
200
Two words that describe Char.
What are bullying, mean, disrespectful, unloved, loud, etc.?
300
Two ways the reader can conlude Maleeka is smart.
What are people cheat off of her, she writes Alkeema's journal and she is a math whiz?
300
Two reasons Miss Saunders takes a special interest in Maleeka
What are because she knows what it's like to be made fun of, she recognizes Maleeka's potential as a student and she wants to be a teacehr who makes a difference in her students' lives?
300
Evidence that Miss Saunders is wealthy
What is she wears expensive clothes and jewlery?
300
The reason Caleb doesn't stand up for Maleeka on the bus
What is he is worried about what other people will think of him?
300
The turning point in "The Skin I'm In"
What is when Maleeka stands up to Char?
400
What evidence from the text supports the fact that deep down Maleeka believes in herself (in relation to Char)?
What is that she finally stands up to Char?
400
Another title for "The Skin I'm In" and why
What is ____________________________ because _____________________________?
400
Two reasons Maleeka hates Miss Saunders at first
What are she makes her stand out even more, she comments on her skin, she seems rich and is not a real teacher?
400
The fight with Maleeka and Daphne resulted in _________
What is Maleeka working in the office?
400
The genre of this novel
What is realistic fiction?
500
A similie to describe Maleeka
What is __________________________?
500
What is the author's purpose for titling the book "The Skin I'm In"?
What is to represent Maleeka's struggle with self-esteem and learning to love whoshe is on the inside and out.
500
Miss Saunder's previous profession
What is and agent for a real estate firm?
500
One male character in the book who was a hypocrite and why
Who was John-John because he was black and afraid of being picked on also.