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15 Cards in this Set
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What mascot does Merryweather HS finally select? How can one say that Melinda and the HS are similar?
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They finally select a hornet. Melinda and the HS are similar because they both are indecisive.
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Before school one morning, Melinda sees IT - how does this make her feel?
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This makes her feel like a bunny hiding from a predator.
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"Why didn't I run like this before when I was a one piece talking girl?" - Explain this quote. What did Melinda mean?
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I believe she meant that she should've run the night of the party and she wouldn't of been the way she is now.
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What keeps continually haunting Melinda?
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IT
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Define literary allusion.
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n allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. ..
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Referenced to what novel in English?
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The Scarlet letter
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What letter does Melinda feel she should have?
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S for silence, silly, shame
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In Mr. Freeman's class, Melinda is still working on her tree linoleum block. How is progress?
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She is making no progress and tries to change mediums.
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What do Heather and Melinda discuss? What happens to their relationship/friendship?
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They discuss being friends. Heather drops Melinda for a better reputation.
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On Valentine's Day, Melinda receives an envelope. What does she think it is? How is she mistaken? How does this make her feel?
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She thinks its from David, but its from Heather about not being friends. It makes Melinda upset.
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Describe the counselor/principal meeting with Melinda and her parents. What is this immediate result?
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They talked about her grades/silence/skipping classes and school days. Melinda skips a school day anyways and gets a MISS anyways.
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What phase of Picasso's art fascinates Melinda? What does she paint as a result of this influence? How does Freeman react?
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Cubism. She paints a cubism tree. Mr. Freeman says she is on the right track.
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Why does Mr. Freeman say, "....saddest thing I know?" What is he referring to?
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He is referring to people who bottled their feelings inside themselves and don't let them out.
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At Effert's, how does Melinda resemble Picasso's sketch?
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She stands in a mirror that distorts her body into cubes upon cubes while she is trying on jeans.
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What do the two "Melindas" debate in this section?
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They debate whether to go to David's party and trust him or not to.
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