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WorksheetsThe Skin I'm In #Chapter 9-13
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Maleeka is teased about her new haircut. What do the kids call her?
a)
peanut head
b)
bald head
c)
coconut head
d)
black head
2.
What is usually the motivation behind students teasing each other?
a)
their own insecurity
b)
they think they're better
c)
they have suffered great tragedy in their life
d)
their own overconfidence
3.
What is the advice that Maleeka's father gave her?
a)
"You got to see yourself with your own eyes."
b)
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
c)
"You can glue on some hair, paint yourself white, come to school wearing a leather coat down to your toes and somebody will still say something mean to hurt your feelings."
d)
"If you like school, you stupid."
4.
What is Maleeka's Momma good at?
a)
Math
b)
Sewing
c)
Playing the stocks
d)
Stick ball
5.
TRUE OR FALSE: Maleeka wishes she had lighter skin.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
TRUE OR FALSE: Momma wishes she had more money.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
TRUE OR FALSE: Desda wants to be smart.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
Why was Miss Saunders late?
a)
Her toilet ran over and her landlord had to come.
b)
She spilled something on her blouse and had to clean it.
c)
She missed her alarm and slept in late.
d)
She was stuck in traffic.
9.
What play are the students reading in class?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
The Skin I'm In
c)
Hamlet
d)
Julius Caesar
10.
Read the summary of the play the students are reading in class:
The Montagues and the Capulets have hated each other for years. After a violent street fight between thetwo family gangs, the Capulets hold a ball to try to get the Prince of Verona on their side because he isinterested in their beautiful 13-year-old daughter, Juliet. However, their plan backfires. Juliet falls in love withan uninvited guest at the party- Romeo Montague. Romeo and Juliet run away and secretly get married, withthe hope that their families will see how much they love one another and stop all the fighting.The two young lovers return home, waiting for the right time to tell their parents the news, but more dramaunfolds. Romeo accidentally walks into a street fight with the Capulets. He murders Juliet’s cousin in selfdefense.When Juliet gets home, she finds out her father made arrangements for her to marry the Prince, sincehe did not know about her secret marriage to Romeo. Juliet runs away and goes to the Friar who married themthe night before. The Friar gives Juliet a potion to fake her death, so she won’t have to marry the Prince, andthen she and Romeo can run away together. However, Romeo doesn’t receive the message the Friar sent him,and he hears news of Juliet’s death. He rushes to her deathbed, and drinks poison so he dies too. Juliet wakesup, and seeing Romeo dead at her side, takes the dagger from his belt and stabs herself in the heart. The twofamilies find Romeo and Juliet’s bodies, and finally make peace with one another.
Which statement is the best MAIN IDEA of the play?
The Montagues and the Capulets have hated each other for years. After a violent street fight between thetwo family gangs, the Capulets hold a ball to try to get the Prince of Verona on their side because he isinterested in their beautiful 13-year-old daughter, Juliet. However, their plan backfires. Juliet falls in love withan uninvited guest at the party- Romeo Montague. Romeo and Juliet run away and secretly get married, withthe hope that their families will see how much they love one another and stop all the fighting.The two young lovers return home, waiting for the right time to tell their parents the news, but more dramaunfolds. Romeo accidentally walks into a street fight with the Capulets. He murders Juliet’s cousin in selfdefense.When Juliet gets home, she finds out her father made arrangements for her to marry the Prince, sincehe did not know about her secret marriage to Romeo. Juliet runs away and goes to the Friar who married themthe night before. The Friar gives Juliet a potion to fake her death, so she won’t have to marry the Prince, andthen she and Romeo can run away together. However, Romeo doesn’t receive the message the Friar sent him,and he hears news of Juliet’s death. He rushes to her deathbed, and drinks poison so he dies too. Juliet wakesup, and seeing Romeo dead at her side, takes the dagger from his belt and stabs herself in the heart. The twofamilies find Romeo and Juliet’s bodies, and finally make peace with one another.
Which statement is the best MAIN IDEA of the play?
a)
Two teenagers from feuding families fall in love, but they commit suicide because they cannot be together.
b)
Two teenagers from rival families fall in love.
c)
Two teenagers from rival families kill themselves.
d)
Two teenagers from rival families kill each other.
11.
Why does Maleeka's momma sew so much?
a)
To overcome the grief of her husband's death.
b)
To provide for her family so they can save money.
c)
Because she is really good at it.
d)
Because she has nothing better to do.
12.
What does a philosopher love?
a)
knowledge
b)
files
c)
computers
d)
love
13.
What paper does Maleeka drop in the hallway, and why is she glad nobody saw what it was?
a)
One of her "Akeelma" journals--she doesn't want anybody to read it.
b)
A homework assignment for Char--she doesn't want to get in trouble
c)
One of her own homework assignments--she doesn't want anybody to know how hard she tried.
d)
A copy of a play that she is writing titled, "Maleeka and Caleb"
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