Uglies

Part 1, Chapters 1-7

Reading Check

1. Peris has had his pretty surgery and Tally has not. (Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2)

2. Shay (Part 1, Chapter 3)

3. Hoverboarding (Part 1, Chapter 4)

4. The Rusty Ruins (Part 1, Chapter 7)

Short-Answer

1. Shay believes the surgery makes everyone look alike and makes people boring. She believes that pretties never do anything fun or tricky like uglies do. (Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6)

Part 1, Chapters 8-13

Reading Check

1. David (Part 1, Chapter 9)

2. The Smoke (Part 1, Chapter 11)

3. Dr. Cable; Special Circumstances (Part 1, Chapter 13)

Short-Answer

1. Shay doesn’t want to become pretty, claiming that society has tricked them into believing a certain ideology. Tally thinks there is nothing wrong with being pretty and doesn’t understand Shay’s reluctance. (Part 1, Chapter 10)

2.  Tally wants to keep her promise to Shay and keep Shay safe. (Part 1, Chapter 13)

Part 1 and 2, Chapters 14-23

1. Sol and Ellie (Tally’s mom and dad), Peris (Part 1, Chapters 14 and 15)

2. A heart-shaped locket tracker (Part 1, Chapter 16)

3. Invasive orchids (Part 2, Chapter 20)

4. Shay, Shay and three other uglies, Shay and David (Part 2, Chapter 23)

Short-Answer

1. Tally learns how big the world is and how to trust her own instincts; she also learns about the rangers, who are unlike any pretties she has met before, and more about nature. (Part 2, Chapters 19-22)

2. Peris’s visit reminds her of the promise she made to him, and she feels more obligated to him than to Shay. (Part 1, Chapter 15)

Part 2, Chapters 24-32

Reading Check

1. Magazines of Rusty-era uglies (Part 2, Chapter 24)

2. Building a hoverboard grid (Part 2, Chapter 25)

3. Croy (Part 2, Chapter 28)

4. Maddy and Az; doctors (Part 2, Chapters 30 and 31)

Short-Answer

1. David sees Tally as courageous and appreciates that she takes things seriously. (Part 2, Chapters 26 and Chapter 29)

2. Part of the pretty surgery involves implanting “lesions” into the brains of uglies, making them easy to manipulate. (Part 2, Chapter 31)

3. She wants to stay in Smoke and not return to the city. She no longer views people like her as “ugly” and believes it is important to hold on to her individuality. (Part 2, Chapter 32)

Part 3, Chapters 33-42

Reading Check

1. She hid it. (Part 3, Chapter 35)

2. The cave (Part 3, Chapter 36)

3. David (Part 3, Chapter 37)

4. A petroleum-eating bacteria (Part 3, Chapter 40)

Short-Answer

1. David thinks that Tally is amazing for having escaped the Specials, but Tally feels guilty and hates herself for her involvement in the Special takeover. (Part 3, Chapter 37)

2. They are willing to cause a distraction for Tally and David, enabling them to break into Special Circumstances headquarters. (Part 3, Chapter 42)

Part 3, Chapters 43-50

Reading Check

1. “The Smoke Lives” (Part 3, Chapter 43)

2. She has been turned pretty. (Part 3, Chapter 44)

3. He has been killed. (Part 3, Chapter 45)

4. Tally (Part 3, Chapter 48)

5. He is in denial and then leaves. (Part 3, Chapter 49)

Short-Answer

1. Tally knows that Shay’s forgiveness is because of the lesions and not her free decision. (Part 3, Chapter 46)

2. Shay does not want the danger and does not think that she needs a “cure,” believing that she has just matured. (Part 3, Chapter 48)

3. Tally hopes that because she knows about the lesions, she will be able to overcome their effects. (Part 3, Chapter 50)