Speak p. 57-79

Why is Thanksgiving so hard for Melinda's mom?

• stress about work

• her mom died on Thanksgiving

• she's alergic to turkey

• she isn't thankful for Melinda

What does Melinda's family eat for Thanksgiving Dinner?

• Turkey and mashed potatoes

• macaroni and cheese

• pizza

• BBQ ribs

What does Melinda do with the turkey bones?

• throws them at her mom

• gives them to her dog

• buries them in the back yard

• makes a memorial sculpture

Melinda's memory of the perfect day in the orchard when she was an innocent kid could be an allusion to . . .

• the Titanic

• a girl who wouldn't talk (Maya Angelou)

• Adam and Eve

• Mean Girls movie

Biting the apple could symbolize . . .

• her parents cheating on each other

• when the girl at the pep fest pulled her hair

• she's hungry because Thanksgiving was a disaster

• Melinda's loss of innocence (when she was raped)

How is David keeping Mr. Neck on track in social studies class?

• sitting in the front and recording the lesson

• meeting with principal principal

• staring at him from the doorway

• making lesson plans for him

"Wombats, woozy wicked Wombats! Worried, withdrawn, weepy, weird Wombats." is an example of what figure of speech?

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• allusion

The reference to the movie Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer is what figure of speech.

• aposiopesis

• alliteration

• allusion

• metaphor

What is Melinda's newly revealed talent? (As in, what is she amazingly good at?)

• baking

• making free-throws

• ordering take-out

• singing

What is Melinda recently using to create her trees for art class?

• linoleum block

• paint on canvas

• sculpture with pottery

• paperclips