The Skin I'm In Ch. 14-17

On pg. 79, Maleeka says, "It's the first time me and her [Miss Saunders] been together without things falling apart." Based on this evidence, How do you think their relationship will change?

• It will probably improve.
• It will probably worsen.
• It will probably stay the same.

In Chapter 15, Maleeka says a lot of the other teachers dislike Miss Saunders. Do you think Miss Saunders will most likely get fired? Why or why not?

• Yes, because she is making other teachers' lives more difficult
• Yes, because the principal doesn't like her either
• No, because the principal supports her
• No, because the teachers really like her and it's only Maleeka that doesn't.

Why does Miss Saunders wear designer suits?

• She says it's like a "uniform" for her
• She says it's because she wants to show off
• She says it's because her sugar daddy buys them for her
• She says mind your own business, Maleeka

Why do the teachers think Mr. Pajolli approves of Miss Saunders's "different" approach to teaching?

• so her company will donate money to the school
• so she will *like* like him
• so she will stay at the school and coach the track team
• because she is a good teacher

Identify the type of personification used: "The sea is wild and mean."

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Identify the type of figurative language used: "Water is crashing against the boat like a hundred angry lions."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Sweets asks why Maleeka is going to Char's if she's trying to "shake Char loose." After Maleeka tells her why, "she [Sweets] doesn't say much before she hangs up."
Based on this evidence, what can you infer about Sweets's opinion of Char?

• she doesn't like her 
• she likes her
• she is jealous of her
• she wants to fight her

Why do you think the author shows us the scene of perpetual partying in Char and Juju's house?

• to help us better understand Char's character
• to emphasize how much money Char has
• to draw a comparison between Char and Maleeka's lifestyles
• to convey a message of sympathy for all people, no matter the race

Based on what the boys say in Chapter 17, what can we infer motivates them to harass Maleeka?

• they assume that since she is so dark, she is inferior and "deserves" the treatment
• they want to punish her because she hangs out with Char
• they think she is especially beautiful because she is so dark
• they heard that she hangs out with Char and assumes she is "fast," too

What do Maleeka's actions at the end of chapter 17 (not eating, crying herself to sleep) suggest about her mood?

• she is incredibly upset about what has happened
• she is tired from running from the boys
• she ate food at Char's
• she does not want to spend any more time with her mother