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Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
What class does Melinda call "Sanctuary"?
  1. Social Studies
  2. English
  3. Art
  4. Spanish
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
How did the author, Laurie Halse Anderson, come up with Melinda’s character?
  1. Anderson’s daughter faced a similar situation, so Melinda is based on her daughter.
  2. Anderson used her own teenage life to come up with Melinda’s character.
  3. Anderson thought up Melinda in a dream.
  4. Anderson based the character of Melinda off of one of her students.
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
Who is the main antagonist in Speak?
  1. Andy Evans
  2. Melinda Sordino
  3. Mr. Freeman
  4. Heather
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
Which quote best supports the claim that Melinda is lacking an identity?
  1. “I don’t buy the gold eyeshadow, but I do pick up a bottle of Black Death nail polish.”
  2. “A scream starts in my gut - I can feel the cut, smell the dirt, leaves in my hair.”
  3. “Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.”
  4. “I wash my face in the sink until there is nothing left of it, no eyes, no nose, no mouth. A slick nothing.”
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
Which quote best supports the claim that Melinda has a poor relationship with her mother?
  1. “We sleep in till noon on Christmas…They give me…a sketch pad with charcoal pencils. They say they have noticed me drawing.”
  2. “[Her parents] weren’t in the house. Both cars were gone. [Melinda] was supposed to have been at Rachel’s all night long.”
  3. “I open a paper clip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist…Mom sees the wrist at breakfast and says, 'I don’t have time for this, Melinda.'”
  4. “I bet they’d be divorced by now if I hadn’t been born.”
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
Who does Melinda have a poster of in her closet?
  1. Emily Dickinson
  2. Charlotte Bronte
  3. Maya Angelou
  4. Laurie Halse Anderson
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
Melinda did a report on this group of people in Mr. Neck's class. She was sent to in-school suspension for her presentation on them. What was the name of this historic group of people and what did they stand for?
  1. The Marthas: they fought for women's rights to vote, own property, and have and education
  2. The Suffragettes: they fought for African American's rights to vote, own property and have an education
  3. The Suffragettes: they fought for men's rights to vote, own property, and have an education
  4. The Suffragettes: they fought for women's rights to vote, own property and have and education
Grade 11 Poetry

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The poem "if" is most likely
  1. a father speaking to his son.
  2. a teacher speaking to a student.
  3. a pastor speaking to a church member.
  4. a judge speaking to a reformed criminal.
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
Grade 11 Young Adult Literature
While Melinda is at the mall skipping school one day, she notices the birds singing sweetly. What do the singing birds symbolize?
  1. A childhood wish of Melinda's to own a pet bird
  2. Melinda's wish to freely speak out about being raped
  3. Andy Evan's ability to live freely after raping Melinda
  4. Melinda's wish to be free from going to school everyday
Grade 8 Young Adult Literature
Melinda describes Heather as being "on probation" with the Marthas. What does Melinda mean?
  1. It is only a matter of time before Heather will grow tired of the Marthas.
  2. Heather is only trying out the Marthas before she decides if she wants to be a part of their group.
  3. Heather must first prove herself to the Marthas before she will be allowed to join their group.
  4. Heather does not like the Marthas and wants no part of their group.
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