Speak Marking Period 1

The first sentence sets the tone for the entire book: “It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomach ache.” What do you think the narrator conveys using this tone? YOU MAY SELECT MORE THAN ONE CHOICE.

• She does not have a positive attitude.

• She is nervous and scared.

• She is scared.

“… I figure it’s the best chance I have to make eye contact with one of my friends if any of them have decided to talk to me yet.” What is significant about this quotation?

• She had a group of friends, but for some reason they have stopped talking to her.

• She has a new group of friends.

• She has a group of friends that she's had since she was young and they are planning a party.

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The tone of the narrator’s relationship with “Mr. Neck” is established on the first day of school. How so?

• He is strict, does not give students breaks, and is not an understanding person

• He is pleasant and most students like him

• He doesn't speak to the students and his hair covers his face

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The narrator describes her art teacher as “Mr. Freeman.” Up to this point, the narrator has assigned teachers and students creative nicknames. What do you think is the significance of her using his real name, as well as the name in general?

• This is someone that she likes and is perhaps someone that she can be close to.

• This is a teacher that doesn't care about students and allows them the be "free, man"

• This is someone that she does not like.

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Mr. Freeman says, “This is where you can find your soul if you dare. Where you can touch that part of you you’ve never dared look at before.” How is this an instance of foreshadowing?

• Perhaps she will open up and not become an outcast

• This is not an instance of foreshadowing

• The narrator will further shut down because she is not moved by this teacher's speech

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Mr. Freeman has every student pick a piece of paper with an object written on it. What does the narrator's piece of paper say?

• tree

• shrub

• orange

• art

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What do you think the object that the narrator picks in Art class symbolizes?

• Growth

• Ugliness

• Boredom

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The narrator sarcastically mentions that her family communicates with notes on the counter. What does this say about her family life?

• The family doesn’t communicate face to face often, either intentional or busy schedules

• The family has invested in Sticky Notes and uses them because they have so many

• The family is big on communication and having a paper trail to remember conversations

“My room belongs to an alien.” What does the narrator mean by this?

• She feels like it belongs to someone else as it doesn’t resemble her current self, and she is struggling to figure out her new identity

• She is sharing her room with a foreign exchange student that has hung up too many posters of European musicians

• She feels like her room looks too much like her sibling's room and she is thinking about ways to redecorate

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Why do Melinda’s old friends (or almost anyone) refuse to talk to her anymore?

• Melinda busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops

• Melinda didn't talk to them so they don't talk to her

• Melinda and her friends just don't have much in common anymore

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