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"The art room is one of the places I feel safe. I hum and don't worry about looking stupid. Roots. Ugh. But I try. One-two-three, one-two-three. I don't worry about the next day or minute. One-two-three" (Anderson 160). The tone of this passage is security because this is a place where Melinda finally feels safe and has her mind off of her troubles for the time being.

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When Melinda and Heather are in the bleachers, Why is everyone mad at Melinda? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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When Melinda plays tennis against Rachel do you think that

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Author's Purpose: to compare two unlike things.
Example:

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"I'm screaming loud enough to make the whole school crumble." (Anderson 194). This is intense because she is trying to be really loud so someone hears her.

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What is Melinda feeling when she is getting attack by Andy in the closet?
Which textual evidence supports this?

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"I hadn't understood the power of Todd. He snapped one picture of me, walking away from the camera wearing my dumpy winter coat, my shoulders up around my ears" (Anderson 172.) The main idea is that she isn't the same person anymore and doesn't recognize herself.

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"I didn't call the cops to break up the party, I write. I called-I put the pencil down. I pick it up again- them because some guy raped me," (Anderson 183). The mood of this scene is relief because Melinda finally told the truth to someone.

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1. "I open up a paper clip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help,then what is this" (Anderson 87).
2. Helpless,

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The Mood of the Closet fight scene Was intense "A sound explodes from me NNNOOO!!!" (anderson 194)

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"I am going to ace this test" (Anderson 126).
This is optimistic because she is prepared to get an A.

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"Rachel writes in a heavy, fast hand. WHO DID IT???" (Anderson 184). I think the mood of this is worried because Rachel is worried for Melinda since she said she got raped.

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Example- The trees whistle while the wind blows through them.
The author uses personification to help the reader imagine the what the object is doing.

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exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
Authors purpose: To make something seem like a bigger deal  than it actually is, or to be humorous.

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1. "My racket takes a life of its own, a bolt of energy. It crashes down on the ball, bulletin it over the net. The ball explodes on the court, leaving a crater before Nicole can blink. It blows past her and hits the fence so hard it rattles. No one laughs" (Anderson 170). Prideful. Melinda finally proves to the class she is good at something and she is really proud about it.

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Imagery:

1. "He had this ice cream voice like a kindergarten teacher."
2. The author's purpose for utilizing the example of figurative language is to help the reader visualize what Mr. Freeman's voice sounded like at that moment. It did not actually sound like ice cream, but the wording helps convey how soft his voice was.

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Definition- is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
-The tree in her front yard is symbolic because she is sick just like the tree and when cut it down

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After Melinda loses the tennis match against Nicole she says: "I'm tough enough to play and strong enough to win" (Anderson 170). What does this tell you about how Melinda is feeling?