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Literary Elements
Theme
Characters
Plot
Vocabulary
100
"Ms. Keen has been teaching since the Middle Ages" (p. 65).
What is hyperbole?
100
What two themes are displayed in this passage? "My parents declare that I am too old to go trick-or-treating. I'm thrilled. This way I don't have to admit that no one in- vited me to go with them. I'm not about to tell Mom and Dad that. To keep up appearances, I stomp to my room and slam the door."
What is appearance vs. reality and coming of age?
100
Melinda's brilliant lab partner who stands up to Mr. Neck.
Who is David Petrakis?
100
In the beginning of the novel Melinda calls art class-
What is a "sanctuary"?
100
A serious set of questions
What is interrogation?
200
"I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special, looking for someone, anyone, to sit next to" (p. 5).
What is metaphor?
200
In “Hairwoman No More,” Hairwoman has dramatically cut her hair, and she has gotten new glasses. What major theme does this relate to?
What is identity?
200
She is a new girl from Ohio who befriends Melinda at the beginning of the school year.
Who is Heather?
200
The tone at the beginning of the novel-
What is sarcastic and pessimistic?
200
Not noticeable
What is inconspicuous?
300
"She is bursting with Merryweather Pride, all perk and pep and purple" (p. 26).
What is alliteration?
300
What theme is being described when Melinda says, “My room belongs to an alien. It is a postcard of who I was in fifth grade"?
What is coming of age?
300
Melinda's ex-friend who dates Andy Evans.
Who is Rachel/Rachelle?
300
For Thanksgiving dinner Melinda's family eats-
What is pizza?
300
To be cast out (usually from a community, state, or country)
What is exile?
400
"All her clothes wait patiently on hangers, organized by type—skirts together, pants hanging by their cuffs, her sweaters stacked in plastic bags on shelves. The room screams Heather" (p. 33).
What is personification?
400
"I order my dinner at 3:10 and eat it on the white couch. I don't know which parent was having seizures when they bought that couch. The trick to eating on it is to turn the messy side of the cushions up. The couch has two personali- ties: "Melinda inhaling pepperoni and mushroom" and "No one ever eats in the family room, no ma'am." I chow and watch TV until I hear Dad's Jeep in the driveway. Flip, flip, flip — cushions reversed to show their pretty white cheeks, then bolt upstairs." What theme is being described?
What is appearance vs. reality?
400
Talented art student that becomes friendly towards Melinda.
Who is Ivy?
400
Heather's final rejection of Melinda is shown when she-
What is sends her a Valentine, or returns the friendship necklace?
400
Having a fear of strangers or foreigners
What is xenophobic?
500
"My social studies teacher is Mr. Neck, the same guy who growled at me to sit down in the auditorium. He remembers me fondly" (p. 7).
What is verbal irony?
500
Rachel’s changing her name to Rachelle corresponds with what three themes of this novel?
What is coming of age, finding one’s identity, and the search for individuality?
500
Character that tells Melinda “When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
Who is Mr. Freeman?
500
In her English class, Melinda's teacher discusses symbolism in this novel-
What is The Scarlet Letter?
500
Suffocated
What is asphyxiated?