The Skin I'm In Chapter 1-6

What does Miss Saunders tell Maleeka when she first meets her?

• she needs to respect her elders

• she is a very smart girl

• her skin is pretty

• do I know you

How does Charlese embarrass Meleeka?

• She tells her to give her clothes back in front of everyone

• She draws a picture making fun of Maleek's hari

• She starts spreading rumors about Maleeka in P.E. class

• She trips her in the hallway in front of the whole school

Charlese desides to be friends with Maleeka because

• she realizes she is acutally a nice girl

• she feels bad that all the other kids tease her at school

• she wants her to do her homework for her

• she likes the way she dresses

When Miss Saunders ask the class "What does my face say?" what does Maleeka say?

• It says you don't belong her

• I think it says you're a freak

• Everyone thinks it says you're a good teacher

• It says you like who you are

What do we know about Charlese's family life?

• Her parents are really strict and they have no idea how she acts at school

• Her mom and dad buy her anything she wants

• She only lives with her mom, because her dad left when she was little

• Both of her parents died and she lives with an older sister

When Maleeka's dad died, what does her mom start doing to ease the pain?

• painting

• sewing

• singing

• cookin

What does Miss Saunders think of Maleeka's 17th century teenage diary entry?

• she wants her to keep writing

• she doesn't think Maleeka put enough time and effort into it

• She thinks Maleeka copied her work from the internet

• she thinks its good, but she knows Maleeka could do better

Why does Daphne fight Maleeka?

• she is jealous of her

• she wanted to fight Maleeka for her new clothes

• Maleeka said she wanted to fight Daphne first

• she thinks Maleeka was trying to steal her boyfriend

Which of the following is NOT a reason Maleeka thinks Miss Sauders is weird

• she has a white patch on her face

• she's tall and fat

• she smells really bad

• she has a man's name Michael

Why did Caleb leave Maleeka in the back of the bus during the trip to Washington D.C.?

• the other kids kept making fun of her

• he realized that she already had a boyfriend

• he had found another girlfriend

• he gets motion sickness