Quiz on “Me and Miss Mandible”

1.         Joseph says he’s been “betrayed again” (59).  Write a short essay about the role of betrayal in the story.  Refer to at least three specific examples of betrayal.  Try to say how the theme of betrayal relates to the story’s dramatic situation: a 35-year-old’s been placed in a middle school class.

2.         What’s a mandible?