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Leann: "The Wordler"


 * Outcast: This word is important in this story because throughout the book it describes Melinda's freshman year. At lunch she had no one to sit with so decided to go to the art room on a daily bases.


 * Hurt: This word is important in the story because it was Melinda's feelings towards her ex-friends actions and how they treated her.


 * Andy: This person is significant in this story because he was the rapist and caused most of her problems with her entire freshman year. He tormented her by keeping it a secret and once she told people, he denied it.


 * Underage: This word is important in this story because it all started him raping her and her drinking in the first place. They were also more than two years apart.


 * Lonely: This word is significant in this story because this is mainly how she felt throughout the story since she didn't have her parents or any friends there for her when this all happened. When she went on the bus on the first day she didn't know where to sit because she didn't have any friends to sit with.


 * Rachel: This person's significance in the story is high because it was her best friend and all because Melinda was in trouble at the party and decided to call the police, she got against her. She also started dating Andy, Melinda's raper, and when Melinda went up to her and told her about her getting raped and said it was Andy, Rachel didn't believe her and told her to go get help which really upset Melinda. But at the end Rachel believed Melinda.


 * Against: This word is significant to this story because all of Melinda's friends got against her because she called the police at the party and got people in trouble at the party which turned everyone against her.


 * Forgiveness: This word is significant to the story because at the end Rachel learns to forgive Melinda and believes her about Andy raping her.


 * Tree:This is significant because at first she didn't believe in herself to draw a tree and as the year progressed she kept trying and each time it got better and better. That symbolized her going back to normal and getting her life better and straightened out.


 * Ivy: This person is significant to the story because in the beginning of the story she was the only one out of the Ex-friend group that actually still cared about Melinda. They were in the same Art Class and throughout freshman year got closer to each other.

Alyssa: "The Questioner"

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 * 1) How was Melinda’s first year at Merryweather High such a struggle? Explain.
 * 1) Melinda knew that she was a total outcast. What do you think was going through her mind on the first day back to school?
 * 1) What happened at the end-of-summer party? Explain.
 * 1) At the beginning of summer Melinda had a lot of friends. How did she end up losing all of them?
 * 1) Melinda always received good grades and was very sociable. What lead her into skipping classes, receiving bad grades and not speaking to anyone?
 * 2) Melinda went through a lot and changed over her first year of high school. How did she resolve all her problems in the end and become back to her old self again?
 * 3) If Melinda never called the cops, how would her life be different? Explain.
 * 1) In one of Melinda’s classes she felt like she could escape all her problems, what class was this? Why did she like it so much?
 * 2) During the beginning of High School Melinda became friends with one girl. Who was she and what happened to their friendship?
 * 3) Why do you think Melinda kept all of her problems all bottled up in her head? Why didn’t she tell anyone what happened to her?

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