Characters QuotesLit. TermsRandom Characters 2 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
A racist and sexist Man
Who is Mr. Neck?
“It”
Who is Andy Evens
Hangs out with a foreign exchange student
Who is Rachel ?
Helps Melinda with her history report
David Pertikis
Ditches Melinda for the Marthas
Heather
"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time."
Mr. Freeman to Melinda
Sometimes I think high school is one long hazy activity: if you are tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth it."
Who is Melinda
He's not chopping it down. He's saving it. Those branches were long dead from disease. All plants are like that. By cutting off the damage you make it possible for the tree to grow again. You watch - by the end of summer, this tree will be the strongest on the block."
Mr. Sordino
" be aggressive, BE-BE Aggressive! B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S- I-V-E "
Who are the Cheerleaders
“I am ___________”
Outcast
The mascots
What are symbols
Four changes throughout the book that represent the changes in Melinda
The seasons
"I have never heard a more eloquent silence."
What is an Oxymoron
The Maya Angelou references in the novel
What is an allusion
Alienation, Conformity
What are themes
Melinda’s hideout
The abandoned janitor’s closet
This is symbolic of Melinda’s growth as a person. It also symbolize her growth as a person after the rape
What is an a tree?
These women are symbolic of Melinda’s struggle in history class as well as her struggle to speak in the novel.
What are the suffragettes
Melinda avoids looking at these
Mirrors
Melinda identifies with Hester Prynne from the novel
What is the The Scarlet Letter
This teacher also withdraws from society and is unable to look students in the eye
Who is Hairwoman
Befriends her as the year goes on, and is in her art class.
Who is Ivy
A group of girls who coordinate their clothing and do crafts, service projects, and good deeds.
The Marthas
Group of girls that come to Melinda’s rescue at the end of the novel
The Lacrosse team
Melinda almost beats her in a game of table tennis
Who is Nicole