the uglies chapters 1-4

Which line from the text uses both personification and a simile to describe the setting?

• "The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit"

• "Losing your best friend sucks, even if it's only for three months and two days"

• "As the light faded, deep blue gaps of night peered through like an upside-down ocean, bottomless and cold"

• "The party towers were already lit up, and snakes of burning torches marked flickering pathways through the pleasure gardens"

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What separates New Pretty Town from the Uglies?

• a bridge

• a river

• a high barbed-wire fence

• the forest

Mark the letters of ALL of the correct answers:

Summer was the best time to go on spying expeditions because

• the weather was warmer

• Tally's parents both worked evenings in summer

• the grass along the river grew tall

• the river water was calmer in the summer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Tally choose the Old Bridge as a place to secure her rope?

• This bridge is far outside of New Pretty Town

• This bridge is the quickest route into New Pretty Town

• This bridge is never used by an travelers

• This bridge does not have the ability to report trespassers

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Where does Peris live now that he is in New Pretty Town?

• Garbo Mansion

• Bridge Towers

• Uglyville

• Pretty Pastures

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

What mood is set in the following excerpt from the chapter?

"Tally looked up and down the street, checking for side yards to slink through, dark doorways to hide in. She felt like a rock climber facing a sheer cliff, searching for cracks and handholds"

• desperation

• excitement

• anxiety

• confusion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As the drum machine lumbers past Tally, she has a sudden idea. What is it?

• She will wear one of the masks from the drum machine to hide her face.

• She will jump in among the revelers and hope not to be seen.

• She will hide in the drum machine until it reaches Peris' home.

• She will throw a bottle at the drum machine to cause a distraction and then run across the street to a new hiding spot.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Based on this chapter, the people in New Pretty Town can best be described as _________________

• polite

• irresponsible

• introverted

• mature

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence below best summarizes Chapter 1?

• Tally was an ugly kid who missed her best friend.

• Tally was lonely without her best friend, so she devised a plan to try and see him.

• Tally snuck out of Uglyville to go to a parade and visit her friend Peris.

• The kids in New Pretty Town get to have huge parties every night and Tally was jealous.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on the information in the first chapter, we can assume the story is set in

• the past

• the present

• the future

• another planet