Uglies

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How does Peris react when he sees Tally for the first time since his surgery?

A) Happily because he missed his best friend

B) Shyly because he worries about what she thinks of him now

C) Angrily because she is crashing his party

D) Exasperatedly because he wants to see her after she gets her surgery

2. Which moment from the text best describes Shay’s attempts to “recruit” Tally to the Smoke?

A) Teaching her to hoverboard

B) Setting a flare to call for David

C) Arguing with her about the pretty surgery

D) Playing pranks on new uglies

3. Why doesn’t Tally activate the heart-shaped tracker as soon as she arrives at Smoke?

A) She secretly wanted to join the Smoke all along.

B) She wants to gather more information for Dr. Cable.

C) She feels guilty for having betrayed Shay in the first place.

D) She thinks David is cute and wants to get to know him.

4. How do Shay’s comments about pretties at the beginning of the novel foreshadow the existence of brain lesions?

A) She claims that they all look alike.

B) She claims that they all act very mature.

C) She claims that they have no individuality.

D) She claims that they are biologically superior.

5. What best describes what hoverboards symbolize?

A) Freedom

B) Immaturity

C) Rebellion

D) Fate

6. What is the real primary function of Special Circumstances?

A) To protect the city from foreign invaders

B) To find uglies to work for them

C) To identify candidates for demanding jobs

D) To identify and prosecute traitors

7. Tally’s decision to destroy the locket leads Special Circumstances to the Smoke. This is an example of which of the following?

A) Metaphor

B) Irony

C) Foreshadowing

D) Oxymoron

8. Which quote best foreshadows the true nature of the pretty surgery?

A) “And our city can stand a great deal of freedom, Tally. It gives youngsters room to play tricks, to develop their creativity and independence. But occasionally bad things come from outside the city.” (Chapter 13)

B) “Shay’s eyes flashed. ‘Or maybe when they do the operation—when they grind and stretch your bones to the right shape, peel off your face and rub all your skin away, and stick plastic cheekbones so you look like everyone else—maybe after going through all that you just aren’t very interesting anymore.’” (Chapter 6)

C) “‘They aren’t freaks,’ Shay said. ‘The weird thing is, these are famous people.’” (Chapter 24)

D) “David lowered his voice. ‘Maybe they didn’t want you to realize that every civilization has lots weakness. There’s always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away, all that’s left is some story in a history class.’” (Chapter 40)

9. What best describes the central conflict in the book?

A) Tally against Shay

B) The Smoke against Tally’s city

C) Maddy and Az against Dr. Cable

D) Tally against society

10. Which of the following answers contain the best synonyms for Westerfeld’s use of the word “tricky”?

A) Mischievous, clever, immature

B) Conniving, mischievous, malicious

C) Awkward, clever, risky

D) Clever, mischievous, smart

11. How is nature portrayed in the novel?

A) As something to use

B) As something to fear

C) As something to protect

D) As something to ration

12. Why do the people of Tally’s society, like Dr. Cable, believe that conformity is more important than individuality?

A) With conformity, everyone has the same job opportunities.

B) With conformity, resources go to the people who need it most.

C) With conformity, people are easier to control.

D) With conformity, people are less likely to abuse nature.

13. What is the significance of the following quote? “Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end.” (Chapter 50)

A) Tally thinks it is the “end” because she believes she will die during surgery like Az did.

B) Tally smiles because she is being cruel to the pretty people around her for the last time.

C) Tally smiles because she is reflecting on all of her pranks and the joy they brought others.

D) Tally thinks it is the “end” of this part of her life because she will be changed by the surgery.

14. Why doesn’t Tally tell David about her part in the Special invasion before Maddy announces the cure?

A) She knew he wouldn’t accept her help if he knew the truth.

B) She wanted to trick him into falling in love with her.

C) She thought if she never confessed, he would never find out.

D) She knew he would forgive her so there was no point in telling the truth.

15. How does Tally approach her pretty surgery?

A) With shame

B) With hope

C) With rage

D) With fear

Long-Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Describe Tally’s goals at the beginning of the novel. How do these goals compare to her motivations at the end of the novel?

2. Discuss at least 2 ways in which society is built around manipulating and subjugating its members in Uglies.