In chapter 13, why was Miss Saunders late for class?

• Her car broke down on her way in to work

• Her toilet ran over and she had to clean up

• She had a meeting with Mr. Pajoli

• She was having lunch with Miss Tia and lost track of time

In chapter 13, what was drawn on Miss Saunders' board?

• A picture of Char

• a picture of the sun, the moon and the stars

• a book case full of books

• a teacher with two faces

Why didn't family come to help Maleeka and her mom when her dad died?

• They didn't have any living family.

• It would have meant that Maleeka would have been taken away or her mom being put in an institution

• Her mother never told the family that her dad had died so they didn't know the family needed help

• They did come to help but they would argue with her mother over Maleeka's homemade clothes and it was causing too many problems.

Why is Miss Saunders at McClenton Middle School?

• She was fired from her old job

• She's a substitute teacher

• Her best friend is the principal

• She wants to teach.

Why does Miss Saunders check the records of her students?

• She wants to learn about them.

• She is nosey and wants to be able to talk about them with other teachers

• She works for Child Protective Services and has to know what's going on in their homes.

• The principal makes teachers do this.

What didn't Miss Saunders like about her previous job?

• she wasn't paid enough money

• she was forced to go teach

• she had to share an office with 4 other people

• it was too competitive

How did Maleeka compliment Miss Saunders when they were together at school?

• She told Miss Saunders that she was the prettiest teacher there.

• She told Miss Saunders that she was the smartest teacher there.

• Miss Saunders was the best dressed teacher there.

• Miss Saunders was the only teacher students wanted to be around.

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.

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

What happened to Maleeka on the way back from Char's house?

• She ran into Miss Saunders

• Her mom caught her outside the house

• She almost got into a car accident

• She was harassed by 2 boys