The Skin I'm In: Ch. 1 - 2

Who is the protagonist of the novel?

• Maleeka
• Charlese
• Miss Saunders
• John-John

Who is the MAIN antagonist of the novel?

• Charlese
• Maleeka
• Ms. Saunderes
• John-John

What Point-of-View is the story told in?

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person
• 4th person

Who is the author of the novel?

• J.K Rowling

• Rick Riordan

• Suzanne Collins

• Sharon G. Flake

Why does Maleeka get made fun of?

• Her skin is very dark
• her skin is very light
• she has a mark on her face
• she is very rich

What is Char's sister's name?

• JoJo

• BoBo

• JuJu

• BuBu

How does Miss Saunders dress?

• fancy
• raggedy
• turquoise
• plain

How does Maleeka dress?

• raggedy
• fancy
• polka dots

• magenta

Do clothes matter to Maleeka?

• yes
• no

Which of the following best summarizes chapter 1?

• Maleeka is being transferred to a new school where her favorite teacher works, Miss Saunders. She is excited to be able to continue learning from Miss Saunders because they are both from the same neighborhood.

• Maleeka is telling us about herself and her classmates. She is made fun of because of her skin color and her clothes. She is incredibly smart, but people only care about what she looks like.

• Maleeka is worried Char is going to find out that she has a crush on Char's boyfriend. She's trying to keep it quiet, but someone found a note that Maleeka wrote about how much she is in love. Maleeka knows Char is going to be mad, but there's nothing she can do about it.

• Maleeka and Char are on their way to school to take their math test, but Char asks Maleeka if she can cheat off of her because Char didn't study over the weekend. Maleeka feels uncomfortable about the request, but she can never say no to Char, so she agrees to let her cheat during the test.