Uglies

How do Uglies give each other nicknames?

• They don't have nicknames.

• They call each other a name about their best feature.

• They call each other a name about their worst feature.

• They call each other a name based off of how they act.

How does Tally end up getting into Garbo Mansion

• Tally finds a pig mask and puts it on.

• Tally secretly sneaked into the back of a truck.

• She puts on a lot of makeup so she looks like a Pretty.

• She convinces everybody that she is a Pretty.

As the story begins, how long does Tally have before she will be turned "pretty"?

• a year

• 3 months

• a few days

• the summer

What disguise does Tally use to sneak into Garbo Mansion?

• an invisibility ring

• a clown mask

• a pig mask

• littlie glasses

After Tally creates a morph of Shay, Shay says, "That's not me. It's some committee's idea of me." This statement best reveals that

• Shay doesn't view beauty in the same way as most of the others in her society

• Shay is more secure in herself than Tally is

• Shay hates the idea of turning "pretty"

• Shay plans to avoid the operation to turn "pretty"

Shay and Tally's nighttime adventure that involves white-water rapids, the roller coaster, and nighttime outside the city, helps Tally

• realize the fakeness of their world inside the city

• realize she is already pretty

• realize she wants to live near the river

• appreciate her life in Uglytown

As Shay and Tally are arguing about the idea of being pretty, Tally says, " Shay, I never would have gotten used to the idea. I don't want to be ugly all my life. I want those perfect eyes and lips, and for everyone to look at me and gasp. And for everyone who sees me to think Who's that? and want to get to know me, and listen to what I say." Tally's words are ironic in what way?

• They call attention to Tally's lack of understanding physical beauty

• The call attention to Tally's lack of understanding of what it means to truly get to know someone

• They contrast Tally's perception of beauty from that of Shay's

• They offer an unexpected viewpoint of Tally's thoughts on appearances

Tally's conversation with her parents affects her and gives her "a realization that made her dizzy." What realization does Tally have from this conversation?

• That her parents and the other pretty people inside the cities don't want to know about the world outside of them

• That her parents are not as wise and caring as she once thought they were

• That her parents care more about themselves and their appearances than they do her

• That her parents and the pretty people inside the cities are all in on the same secret

What does Dr. Cable give Tally to wear?

• a thermal jacket

• a special interface ring

• a heart necklace

• a tracking bracelet

What is the main theme of the book 'Uglies'?

• A) The importance of physical appearance

• B) The dangers of conformity

• C) The value of friendship

• D) The pursuit of knowledge