Speak Test: Questions
pessimistic and dejected She does not fit into any of the groups that are
formed, she is outcast. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is Melinda's mood as
the book begins? As you read the first section of Speak list reasons why you
believe she might be feeling this way.
I would categorize the students of Merryweather High School as the foreign
exchange kids, the Goths, the Cheerleaders, the Artists, the Marthas, Jocks,
Country Clubbers, and those who are clanless. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Melinda categorizes Merryweather students into several groups: jocks,
cheerleaders, human waste, suffering artists, Goths, etc. How would you
categorize the students of Merryweather High School?
I think Melinda was raped at a party she went to. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Melinda repeatedly alludes to an event that occurred in her recent past.
What do you think may have happened to her?
Melinda has difficulty speaking to Mr. Neck when he confronts her because
he had already called her out at the beginning of the day. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Why do you think Melinda has such difficulty speaking to Mr.
Neck when he confronts her during lunch?
sacred place of refuge and protection - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does
the word sanctuary mean?
Melinda describes her art class as a dream following a nightmare. The room
is designed to let as much sunlight in as possible. Mr. Freeman is interesting
in his approach to art. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Describe Melinda's art class.
What is the room like? What is her teacher, Mr. Freeman like?
His last name symbolizes that Melinda can be free in his classroom. It is the
only time of the day when she doesn't feel like an outcast. Mr. Freeman helps
her on her journey to Speak. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>How might Mr.
Freeman's last name work on a symbolic level in Speak?
Melinda's room is all rose colored from when she re-decorated it in the fifth
grade. . I think it looks like this because her friend pressured her into re-
doing her room and Melinda went along with it. Since then Melinda hasn't
had the energy or the voice to say anything to her parents about changing
up some stuff in the room. Her room suggests to me that under her
indifference on the outside she has a side that is interested in life. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Describe Melinda's room. Why do you think it looks like this?
What does Melinda's room suggest about her character?
