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Quiz about Speak
Quiz about Speak

Speak Trivia Quiz

"Speak": after reading this exceptional award-winning book published in 1999 by Laurie Halse Anderson, I had to make a quiz about it.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
216,089
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1694
Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (8/10), Guest 99 (9/10), Guest 174 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many different clans did Melinda say were at Merryweather High School? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. What is Melinda's first class of the new school year? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. During art class, the teacher made the students pick a word out of a hat that they would have to create in an artistic form. What word did Melinda pick? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Why did some of the students at Merryweather High School hate Melinda? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. What is the boy's name that Melinda referred to as "It"? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which talk show host did Melinda not hear talking to her about the assault? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first person Melinda told about the assault? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. After Melinda wrote "Guys to Stay Away From" on the bathroom stall, who showed Melinda what some other girls had written about that guy underneath what Melinda wrote? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Melinda found out that Rachel broke up with "It" on prom night.


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Question 10 of 10
10. Who found Melinda holding a piece of glass to "Its" throat after he tried to assault her again? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Apr 15 2024 : Guest 80: 8/10
Apr 02 2024 : Guest 99: 9/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 174: 5/10
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 204: 8/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 162: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many different clans did Melinda say were at Merryweather High School?

Answer: 13

 She described the clans as jocks, country clubbers, idiot savants, cheerleaders, human waste, future Fascists of America, Eurotrash, big hair chix, suffering artists, the Marthas, thespians, goths, and outcasts. Melinda described herself as being an outcast.
2. What is Melinda's first class of the new school year?

Answer: Biology

 Melinda couldn't find the biology class so she was given a demerit for being late.
3. During art class, the teacher made the students pick a word out of a hat that they would have to create in an artistic form. What word did Melinda pick?

Answer: Tree

 After drawing the word, Melinda wanted another word, but the teacher made her keep the one she had.
4. Why did some of the students at Merryweather High School hate Melinda?

Answer: She called the cops during a party

 During a basketball game, it was revealed that Melinda called the police during an end-of-summer party. Melinda called the police to get them to help her after she was assaulted, but she never got the chance to tell the police what happened to her because she left the party.
5. What is the boy's name that Melinda referred to as "It"?

Answer: Andy

 It is revealed later in the book that the night of the party, Andy assaulted Melinda.
6. Which talk show host did Melinda not hear talking to her about the assault?

Answer: Montel Williams

 Melinda was home from school with a fever and she was flipping channels thinking about what the talk show hosts would say to her if she told them about the assault.
7. Who was the first person Melinda told about the assault?

Answer: Rachel

 Melinda and Rachel were in the library when Melinda wrote to Rachel on a piece of notebook paper that Andy had assaulted her. Melinda wanted Rachel to know because Rachel was dating Andy.
8. After Melinda wrote "Guys to Stay Away From" on the bathroom stall, who showed Melinda what some other girls had written about that guy underneath what Melinda wrote?

Answer: Ivy

 Melinda said she felt like flying after finding out that other girls thought "It" was a pervert.
9. Melinda found out that Rachel broke up with "It" on prom night.

Answer: True

She came to school the next day and heard the rumors of their breakup.
10. Who found Melinda holding a piece of glass to "Its" throat after he tried to assault her again?

Answer: Lacrosse team

 Melinda's ex-friend Nicole was also with the Lacrosse team when they opened the door and found Melinda holding a piece of broken glass to "Its" throat.
Source: Author pennie1478

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