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WorksheetsSpeak Marking Period 1 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The first sentence sets the tone for the entire book: “It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomach ache.” What do you think the narrator conveys using this tone? YOU MAY SELECT MORE THAN ONE CHOICE.
She does not have a positive attitude.
She is nervous and scared.
She is scared.
“… I figure it’s the best chance I have to make eye contact with one of my friends if any of them have decided to talk to me yet.” What is significant about this quotation?
She had a group of friends, but for some reason they have stopped talking to her.
She has a new group of friends.
She has a group of friends that she's had since she was young and they are planning a party.
The high school mascot changed from a Trojan to a Blue Devil. Why is the change ironic?
The school is more worried about their mascot than their students.
The school had a lawsuit forcing it to change the mascot.
The mascot is blue just like how the narrator feels.
The tone of the narrator’s relationship with “Mr. Neck” is established on the first day of school. How so?
He is strict, does not give students breaks, and is not an understanding person
He is pleasant and most students like him
He doesn't speak to the students and his hair covers his face
What is symbolic of “Hairwoman” and the narrator’s description of her?
She is an English teacher that rarely looks at the students, and she is a symbolic representation of the narrator.
She is a strict math teacher and she is a symbolic representation of the narrator
She is a strict English teacher and she is a not symbolic representation of the narrator
The narrator describes her art teacher as “Mr. Freeman.” Up to this point, the narrator has assigned teachers and students creative nicknames. What do you think is the significance of her using his real name, as well as the name in general?
This is someone that she likes and is perhaps someone that she can be close to.
This is a teacher that doesn't care about students and allows them the be "free, man"
This is someone that she does not like.
Mr. Freeman says, “This is where you can find your soul if you dare. Where you can touch that part of you you’ve never dared look at before.” How is this an instance of foreshadowing?
Perhaps she will open up and not become an outcast
This is not an instance of foreshadowing
The narrator will further shut down because she is not moved by this teacher's speech
Mr. Freeman has every student pick a piece of paper with an object written on it. What does the narrator's piece of paper say?
tree
shrub
orange
art
What do you think the object that the narrator picks in Art class symbolizes?
Growth
Ugliness
Boredom
The narrator sarcastically mentions that her family communicates with notes on the counter. What does this say about her family life?
The family doesn’t communicate face to face often, either intentional or busy schedules
The family has invested in Sticky Notes and uses them because they have so many
The family is big on communication and having a paper trail to remember conversations
The narrator describes her ritual of eating on white furniture without getting caught. Essentially, this description is a metaphor that is also a major theme in the novel. What theme is being described?
Isolation is a means of hiding bigger issues
Cleanliness is important to making yourself feel good
Defiance is needed against an authoritarian regime
“My room belongs to an alien.” What does the narrator mean by this?
She feels like it belongs to someone else as it doesn’t resemble her current self, and she is struggling to figure out her new identity
She is sharing her room with a foreign exchange student that has hung up too many posters of European musicians
She feels like her room looks too much like her sibling's room and she is thinking about ways to redecorate
The narrator comments on Nicole’s strength because Nicole can get changed in front of the entire gym class, something that is difficult for the narrator. How is the narrator also using “strength” in a figurative sense as well?
Nicole has confidence, something that the narrator lacks
Nicole has no confidence, similar to the narrator
Nicole has a physique like a bodybuilder and the narrator wants to become a bodybuilder
How does Heather’s plan to join clubs affect her relationship with the narrator?
The narrator doesn’t want to join clubs and Heather's need to join a club is pushing the narrator away
Heather and the narrator want to join different clubs
Heather and the narrator want to join the same club but there is only space for one more
In “Burrow,” the narrator’s name is revealed for the first time. How does this technique add to one of the major themes in the story?
It keeps us disconnected from her, and explains that a major theme of the story is isolation
Her name is not important to remember, and it shows how the main character is not as important as other characters
It allows the the reader to choose a new name for the character that the reader will better remember
What is the narrator's school sanctuary?
Janitor's closet
Gym
Art room
Why do Melinda’s old friends (or almost anyone) refuse to talk to her anymore?
Melinda busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops
Melinda didn't talk to them so they don't talk to her
Melinda and her friends just don't have much in common anymore
Since the pep rally, Melinda been painting her trees that had been hit by lightning. What does this symbolize?
Melinda is depressed because the students at the pep rally were bullying her
Melinda has an experience where she was struck by lightning
Melinda uses a lightning bolt as a symbol of how bright and strong she is
Why do you think David Petrakis does not get bullied at school?
He is way too smart and assertive for kids to bother him
He has a black belt in karate and kids leave him alone
He is new and no one knows him
With the introduction of “IT,” more is revealed about Melinda’s past. What do you think “IT” is, and what does this last entry for the first marking period tell the reader about her “nightmare”?
A person at her school that she hates and/or fears
A clown that haunts children
A person from the information and technology club
