Uglies final exam 2023 questions and answers 100%
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Who is the protagonist (main character) of this story?
Tally Youngblood
What is the setting (time and place) of this novel?
New Pretty Town
Why does Tally sneak out of her room?
Tally is upset that she is still an ugly and her best friend Peris has been turned into a
pretty. Tally is alone and escapes from the room and breaks into New Pretty Town.
Who is Peris?
Tally Youngblood's childhood best friend. He has recently turned pretty.
Where is Tally going and why?
Tally is going to New Pretty Town to find Peris.
What two towns are divided by a river?
New Pretty Town and Uglyville
How does a pretty's "magic" make uglies feel?
Uncomfortable, rejected, and jealous
What kind of mask is Tally wearing at the end of this chapter?
A pig one
What is the significance of this mask?
It is for ironic purposes and how Tally sees herself.
What is Garbo mansion and who lives there?
It is a fat, bright, and loud house and it filled the space between a pair of party towers, a
squat teapot between two slender glasses of champagne. Each of the towers rested on
a single column no wider than an elevator. Higher up they swelled to five stories of
circular balconies. New pretties live in the Garbo mansion.
Why does the pretty falling from the tower not die?
They were caught by using a bungee jacket.
How did Peris turn from an ugly into a pretty?
By plastic surgery.
How has the surgery changed Peris's personality?
He started to act cocky.
According to the novel, what are some of the features that make someone pretty?
Big eyes; full lips; smooth, clear skin; symmetrical features
What kinds of things get changed when you become a pretty?
You get new skin and scars are removed.
What is Tally's plan for escaping Garbo mansion?
To jump off it in a bungee jacket.
What is a bungee jacket?
It is a jacket that is used to jump off buildings and land safely. It uses the same lifters as
the hoverstruts that held the spindly structures up.
Why are the sirens going off at the start of this chapter?
They were a false alarm.
Why did Peris once have a scar that matched Tally's?
, They had only used a penknife when they'd cut themselves and held hands.
What happened to Peris's scar?
It disappeared because the doctors used much sharper and bigger knives in the
operation than the one he used with Tally. The doctors rubbed Peris raw and he grew
new skin.
Who is Shay and why is she in New Pretty Town?
She is an ugly and Tally's best friend. She has long dark hair in pigtails, and her eyes
were too wide apart. Her lips were full enough, but she was even skinnier than a new
pretty. She is in New Pretty Town for her own expedition.
How did Shay get to New Pretty Town?
By sneaking in to it in a hover board through a bridge.
How do the crash bracelets keep Tally from hurting herself when she falls?
They have metal inside, because they worked on magnets, the way the boards did.
Whenever Tally's feet slipped, the bracelets got all hovery and caught her fall.
What is Tally's nickname?
Squint
What is Shay's nickname?
Skinny
What do Tally and Shay have in common?
They got the same birthday which is in September 9.
Why won't the pretties visit Uglyville?
Uglies are so ugly.
What does Tally's interface ring allow her to do?
To tweak the eye shape parameters, pull the arch of the eyebrows down almost to
normal and other stuff involving editing her body image shape, texture, and consistency
in the wallpaper.
What are morphos?
Outlines of all the different ways you could look when you are finally become pretty
Why is symmetry important for pretties?
asymmetry is a sign of childhood stress.
What is Shay's opinion about becoming pretty?
That is completely unnecessary because she already considers herself pretty
What is the purpose of becoming "pretty"?
For everybody to become "equal" and find better jobs.
What are the "Rusty Ruins"?
The remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there'd been way too many
people, and everyone was incredibly stupid and ugly.
How many levels of pretty are there?
4; new pretty, middle pretty, late pretty, and dead pretty.
Why does Shay think it would be boring to be a pretty?
It is what you are supposed to do and she finds doing what is supposed to do boring.
Why does Shay think she and Tally won't be caught for sneaking out of the
dorms?
She was sure that that they weren't and if they did get caught, she'll take the blame and
tell them that she kidnaped Tally.
What is Tally's reaction to the rapids?
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Who is the protagonist (main character) of this story?
Tally Youngblood
What is the setting (time and place) of this novel?
New Pretty Town
Why does Tally sneak out of her room?
Tally is upset that she is still an ugly and her best friend Peris has been turned into a
pretty. Tally is alone and escapes from the room and breaks into New Pretty Town.
Who is Peris?
Tally Youngblood's childhood best friend. He has recently turned pretty.
Where is Tally going and why?
Tally is going to New Pretty Town to find Peris.
What two towns are divided by a river?
New Pretty Town and Uglyville
How does a pretty's "magic" make uglies feel?
Uncomfortable, rejected, and jealous
What kind of mask is Tally wearing at the end of this chapter?
A pig one
What is the significance of this mask?
It is for ironic purposes and how Tally sees herself.
What is Garbo mansion and who lives there?
It is a fat, bright, and loud house and it filled the space between a pair of party towers, a
squat teapot between two slender glasses of champagne. Each of the towers rested on
a single column no wider than an elevator. Higher up they swelled to five stories of
circular balconies. New pretties live in the Garbo mansion.
Why does the pretty falling from the tower not die?
They were caught by using a bungee jacket.
How did Peris turn from an ugly into a pretty?
By plastic surgery.
How has the surgery changed Peris's personality?
He started to act cocky.
According to the novel, what are some of the features that make someone pretty?
Big eyes; full lips; smooth, clear skin; symmetrical features
What kinds of things get changed when you become a pretty?
You get new skin and scars are removed.
What is Tally's plan for escaping Garbo mansion?
To jump off it in a bungee jacket.
What is a bungee jacket?
It is a jacket that is used to jump off buildings and land safely. It uses the same lifters as
the hoverstruts that held the spindly structures up.
Why are the sirens going off at the start of this chapter?
They were a false alarm.
Why did Peris once have a scar that matched Tally's?
, They had only used a penknife when they'd cut themselves and held hands.
What happened to Peris's scar?
It disappeared because the doctors used much sharper and bigger knives in the
operation than the one he used with Tally. The doctors rubbed Peris raw and he grew
new skin.
Who is Shay and why is she in New Pretty Town?
She is an ugly and Tally's best friend. She has long dark hair in pigtails, and her eyes
were too wide apart. Her lips were full enough, but she was even skinnier than a new
pretty. She is in New Pretty Town for her own expedition.
How did Shay get to New Pretty Town?
By sneaking in to it in a hover board through a bridge.
How do the crash bracelets keep Tally from hurting herself when she falls?
They have metal inside, because they worked on magnets, the way the boards did.
Whenever Tally's feet slipped, the bracelets got all hovery and caught her fall.
What is Tally's nickname?
Squint
What is Shay's nickname?
Skinny
What do Tally and Shay have in common?
They got the same birthday which is in September 9.
Why won't the pretties visit Uglyville?
Uglies are so ugly.
What does Tally's interface ring allow her to do?
To tweak the eye shape parameters, pull the arch of the eyebrows down almost to
normal and other stuff involving editing her body image shape, texture, and consistency
in the wallpaper.
What are morphos?
Outlines of all the different ways you could look when you are finally become pretty
Why is symmetry important for pretties?
asymmetry is a sign of childhood stress.
What is Shay's opinion about becoming pretty?
That is completely unnecessary because she already considers herself pretty
What is the purpose of becoming "pretty"?
For everybody to become "equal" and find better jobs.
What are the "Rusty Ruins"?
The remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there'd been way too many
people, and everyone was incredibly stupid and ugly.
How many levels of pretty are there?
4; new pretty, middle pretty, late pretty, and dead pretty.
Why does Shay think it would be boring to be a pretty?
It is what you are supposed to do and she finds doing what is supposed to do boring.
Why does Shay think she and Tally won't be caught for sneaking out of the
dorms?
She was sure that that they weren't and if they did get caught, she'll take the blame and
tell them that she kidnaped Tally.
What is Tally's reaction to the rapids?
