Characters
Merryweather
High
Symbols
Speak
Random
100

A member of The Marthas

Heather

100

Melinda's favorite class and teacher.

Art/ Mr. Freeman

100

This symbol shows her growth throughout the novel.

Tree/Seeds

100

Melinda says "I am Outcast." which is this form of characterization. 

Direct

100

Each Marking Period Ends with this.

Melinda's report card

200

Melinda’s lab partner who admits his crush on Melinda towards the end of the novel

David Petrakis

200

She teaches The Scarlet Letter.

Hairwoman

200

This symbol shows Melinda as the prey and Andy (IT) as the predator.

Rabbits

200

Anderson uses this literary device to show Melinda's humorous observations high school life

Verbal Irony (Sarcasm)

200

The setting of the novel

Syracuse, New York
300

Melinda's ex-best friend.

Rachel/Rachelle

300

Melinda passes out in biology class doing this 

Dissecting a frog

300

In this novel what do mirrors symbolize?

Illustrates Melinda's low self-esteem, and her inability to look at herself

(Perception)

300

The name of the list poem at the beginning of the novel. 

The First Ten Lies They Tell You In High School

300

Name one of two places Melinda goes to when she skips school.

The Mall

Lady of Mercy Hospital

400

The History teacher who tries to force Melinda to speak in front of the entire class

Mr. Neck

400

The math teacher who is always trying to prove the importance of Algebra

Mr. Stetman

400

What do lips symbolize in this novel?

Melinda's inability to speak up about what happened to her.

400

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

400

Melinda's ex-friend who is good at sports. 

Nicole

500

An unlikely friend of Melinda who confesses that Andy Evans is “Bad News”

Ivy

500

Name at least 3 Mascots from the school year

Trojans

Blue Devils 

Tigers 

Wombats 

Hornets

500

Melinda draws these on her tree to show that she is going to heal from Andy raping her.

Birds

500

Where does Melinda ride her bike to at the end of the novel?

The place where she was raped.

(The Rodgers Barn)

500

Name two items Melinda keeps in her closet. 

Maya Angelou Poster

Her artwork (Cubist tree)

Her turkey sculpture

Chair and Blanket