Speak assessment

Melinda compares herself to what animal after she sees Andy?

• lion

• rabbit

• turtle

• cat

Melinda's quote "I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with an S maybe, S for silent, S for stupid, for scared, S for silly, for shame." Can you name the literary devices used in this quote?

• Alliteration and metaphor

• simile and repetition

• personification and hyperbole

• onomatopoeia and rhyme

Why doesn't Heather want to sit with Melinda anymore?

• Heather says she is moving to another school

• Heather doesn't want to be friends with Melinda anymore

• Heather tells Melinda she is dating her ex-boyfriend and it is akward

• Heather tells Melinda that she is sick and will be out of school for a while

Where did the Valentine's Day card come from?

• Melinda's parents

• a secret admirer

• David Petrakis

• Heather

Who is the only person Melinda feels she can have a real conversation with?

• Her mom

• Ms. Keen, her biology teacher

• The guidance counselor

• Mr. Freeman, her art teacher

What artistic method does Melinda take from Picasso when trying to work on her art project?

• Impressionism

• Cubism

• Realism

• Abstract Expressionism

If Melinda goes to all of her classes for an entire week what does she get?

• Go to a party at Daivd Petrakis's house

• Buy new clothes at the store where her mother works

• Buy new art supplies

• She gets to decide where her family goes for dinner to celebrate

Why is Melinda hesitant to go to a party at David Petrakis's house to celebrate the basketball victory?

• She is scared his parents will not be home and the party will get out of hand

• She is nervous that if she goes David will know she likes him

• She is scared she might not know many people

• She has a big project due for school

How does Melinda react when Andy approaches her at the party last summer?

• She is excited because someone so cute is flirting with her.

• She is relieved to finally see someone she knows at the party

• She is worried because she knows her friend Rachel likes him

• She thinks he is ugly and felt like she could do better than him

What is the literary device used in the following quote: "He kissed me.....And I thought for just a minute there that I had a boyfriend, I would start high school with a boyfriend, older, and stronger and ready to watch out for me."

• simile

• irony

• metaphor

• oxymoron