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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. McDaniels do when she meets Liz for the first time?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Stares intently at her.
(c) Insults her.
(d) Hugs her.

2. Where do Liz and Marlee decide to meet to work on their project after their first meeting in the library?
(a) The rock crusher.
(b) The football field.
(c) Marlee's house.
(d) The zoo.

3. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee is the term for what Liz has done?
(a) Passing.
(b) Hoping.
(c) Trying.
(d) Wishing.

4. What is the name Marlee uses when she telephones Liz?
(a) Angelique.
(b) Rita.
(c) Mary.
(d) Hester.

5. Who is Pretty Boy?
(a) The family cat.
(b) A friend of Marlee's.
(c) Mr. Nisbett's pet parakeet.
(d) The family dog.

6. Who is the first person in Marlee's house that she tells about what happened to Liz?
(a) Betty Jean.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Judy.
(d) Her father.

7. What is the name of the Negro movie theater where Marlee meets Liz?
(a) The Gem.
(b) The Cineplex.
(c) The Uptown.
(d) The Grand.

8. How does Marlee get to school every day?
(a) She walks.
(b) Sally's mother drives her.
(c) She takes the bus.
(d) Her father drives her.

9. What does Liz bring with her the first time she meets Marlee after she is forced to leave school?
(a) The book of magic squares.
(b) A pet turtle.
(c) A new scarf.
(d) A bag of peanuts.

10. What happens that upsets Marlee when her classmate shows up for help with his math homework?
(a) He does not know anything about math and gets all the answers wrong.
(b) He tells her he never wants to see her again.
(c) Instead of working on the homework with her, he simply takes Marlee's homework and uses it for himself.
(d) He actually wanted help with his English homework.

11. What does Marlee's mother tell Marlee's father she is afraid that school integration will lead to?
(a) Violence in the schools.
(b) Race-mixing.
(c) Disease.
(d) Crime.

12. What does Judy do to try to make amends with Marlee in Chapter 7?
(a) She brings Pretty Boy to stay in Marlee's room.
(b) She buys Marlee a candy bar.
(c) She buys Marlee a puppy.
(d) She tells Marlee she is the best sister in the world.

13. What does Marlee tell her mother is the reason she is upset when she gets home on Halloween?
(a) She is nervous about talking in class.
(b) She is sad she can not see Liz anymore.
(c) She saw someone throwing eggs at Mrs. Jefferson's house.
(d) She ate too much candy.

14. What does Betty Jean say is the worst that can happen when a Negro pretends to be white?
(a) The person and his or her family can be killed.
(b) The person can go to jail.
(c) The person can be kicked out of the church.
(d) The person can lose his or her job.

15. What is the real reason Liz leaves school?
(a) Liz's family was in the witness protection program.
(b) Liz is a Negro.
(c) Liz can not do the school work.
(d) Liz's family can not afford to send her there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Liz decide to give Marlee her phone number so no one but they will know what it is?

2. Where do Marlee and Liz meet for the first time after Liz is forced to leave school?

3. What is the name of the Nisbett's house maid?

4. What does Marlee routinely do to try to calm herself when she is anxious?

5. What does Marlee's father tell her about who Pastor George is?

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