Q 01/05

Which subject does Melinda pull from a broken globe in Speak and have to turn into art all year?

A) A clown

B) A tree

C) A lighthouse

D) A bird

Answer · why

B) A tree

A tree is Melinda's subject, and her attempts chart her recovery: her early ones are lightning-struck and nearly lifeless. Her art teacher wants every...

Q 02/05

In Speak, what did Melinda do at an end-of-summer party that turns her old friends against her?

A) Told Rachel's parents

B) Crashed a car

C) Called the police

D) Started a fight

Answer · why

C) Called the police

Melinda called the police, which is all her classmates know: the party was broken up and some students were arrested. Nobody knows a senior had just a...

Q 03/05

Which abandoned space at Merryweather High does Melinda turn into her private hideout in Speak?

A) A projection booth

B) A janitor's closet

C) A boiler room

D) A darkroom

Answer · why

B) A janitor's closet

A janitor's closet in the Seniors' Wing becomes her refuge after she ducks inside to escape Mr. Neck. She steals late passes from Hairwoman's desk so ...

Q 04/05

Which character in Speak does Melinda refer to only as 'IT' for the first half of the school year?

A) David Petrakis

B) Mr. Neck

C) Mr. Stetman

D) Andy Evans

Answer · why

D) Andy Evans

Andy Evans is the senior who assaulted her, and for months she cannot bring herself to use his name. She finally names him when he turns up at her caf...

Q 05/05

After a ruined Thanksgiving dinner in Speak, what does Melinda pull from the trash for art class?

A) Turkey bones

B) Pie tins

C) Corn husks

D) Pumpkin shells

Answer · why

A) Turkey bones

Turkey bones, glued to a piece of wood and topped with a Barbie doll's head, become her first work to win real praise. Her mother's job kept phoning u...