Vocabulary
To crash against eachother
collide
school
The bully
Theresa
How does Mary Lou protect the author of the story?
By pumping her up and telling her to protect herself.
Who are NOT your allies?
Enemies
Suddenly
abruptly
Author's point of view
1st person
What did the main character tell her mom the second time she came home with a bruise?
That she tried to double dutch on a jump rope and fell.
Why did Mary Lou want to go home from the slumber party?
The spooky ghost story scared her.
Taunt
tease
To come between
intervene
What is the main problem of the story?
The main character is being bullied
What was the convoluted method that the main character got to her classroom in the morning?
She avoided Theresa by going outside the fenced school yard and then walking through the kindergarten classes.
How did the main character think Mary Lou might make her situation worse?
Mary Lou was going to start hitting her too.
What was the consequence the principal gave?
The girls are benched from recesses for a week.
to keep from harm
protective
When did the main character realize she and the bully were more alike than she thought?
When they both wanted to leave the slumber party
Why was the main character jealous of Theresa?
Her mom took her to the BIG library every Tuesday.
Why was the main character unable to go to the BIG library?
Both of her parents worked full time
How did the main character get her "out of style" curly hair?
pink rubber curlers
"I can show you how to do it"
Confident
What message about life does the story tell?
There are 2 sides to every truth.
What was the ghost story about?
a kidnapping tree
What was Theresa surprised to know about the main character? (talent)
She could read upside down.
Mary Lou's Dad's car
station wagon