5th Grade A Lonely Girl Study Guide Graded A+

What does Melanie have a problem with? {Ans: tics}What is the theme of the passage? {Ans: loneliness}Melanie no longer feels the need to yawn eight times in a row _________ her cheeks push up into her eyes. {Ans: however}Her "penchant for twitches" (as her dad says) makes her life so difficult, and there are so many people who think they know the best way to protect her. Melanie suddenly wishes she could be just like Huck and run away from all the bumbling adults in her life. What can you tell about how Melanie feels about adults in her life? {Ans: Melanie is frustrated with them}Why does Melanie's mom tell her she loves her? {Ans: Melanie's mom wants her to know how she loves her.}One of the main conflicts in the story occurs between which two characters? {Ans: Melanie and Melanie's Mother}