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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Marlee's mother, David and Judy on the flight?
(a) They get sick to their stomachs.
(b) Their seatbelts break.
(c) They spill their drinks.
(d) They get headaches.

2. Why is Marlee worried about her father after he completes the requirements of Act 10?
(a) She thinks he will leave their church.
(b) She thinks he might get arrested.
(c) She thinks he might get fired.
(d) She thinks he will leave the family.

3. Who ends up driving Marlee and JT to Sally's party?
(a) Red.
(b) JT's mother.
(c) Marlee's mother.
(d) Marlee's father.

4. What does Marlee do to help Betty Jean when she tells her about Curtis's arrest?
(a) Marlee calls Liz.
(b) Marlee calls Sally.
(c) Marlee calls her father.
(d) Marlee calls David.

5. Who do Marlee and her mother meet while they are out doing political work on the street in Chapter 45?
(a) Sally and Mrs. McDaniels.
(b) Liz.
(c) JT and Red.
(d) Mrs. Dalton.

6. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee about her work with the WEC in Chapter 29?
(a) To leave the group.
(b) That the work is not doing any good.
(c) To keep up her work with the group.
(d) That the group is racist.

7. Who is Marlee hoping to see at the zoo in Chapter 47?
(a) Liz.
(b) Judy.
(c) Little Jimmy.
(d) JT.

8. What is Marlee's first idea that she comes up with to help Liz stay quiet in tense situations?
(a) She suggests Liz sing to herself.
(b) She suggests Liz count prime numbers.
(c) She suggests Liz draw pictures in her mind.
(d) She suggests Liz learn a new language and repeat the phrases in her head.

9. What does Judy tell Marlee on Thanksgiving Day that she is very excited about?
(a) Judy tells Marlee she got her first job.
(b) Judy tells Marlee she has a boyfriend.
(c) Judy tells Marlee she is going to the prom.
(d) Judy tells Marlee she made the cheerleading team.

10. What does Marlee discover Act 10 is all about?
(a) Act 10 requires state employees to list their membership in groups.
(b) Act 10 requires state employees to take an oath of silence on political issues.
(c) Act 10 requires state employees to sign a contract forbidding them from supporting integration.
(d) Act 10 requires state employees to sign a loyalty pledge to Governor Faubus.

11. Why does Liz say she can not come to the Christmas parade?
(a) Because it is too dangerous because people might see her there.
(b) Because she hates Christmas parades.
(c) Because her family is not Christian.
(d) Because she is mad at Marlee.

12. How does Betty Jean's and Marlee's relationship change after Marlee goes out of her way to help Betty Jean's son Curtis?
(a) The relationship between them becomes more strained.
(b) The two start working on protest signs together.
(c) The two start helping each other around the house and Betty Jean bakes special things for Marlee.
(d) Marlee's mother tells her not to talk to Betty Jean anymore.

13. Who is the policeman whom Marlee's father is friendly with?
(a) Sergeant Red.
(b) Sergeant Pike.
(c) Sergeant Curtis.
(d) Sergeant Harris.

14. Why do JT and Red fail to see Liz when they follow Marlee to the rock crusher, where she is meeting Liz?
(a) Liz jumped into the water.
(b) Liz is hiding in a cave.
(c) Liz is hiding under a rock.
(d) Liz is hiding high in a tree.

15. What is one of Marlee's fears that prevents her from feeling comfortable doing the thing Liz asks her to try for the first time in Chapter 36?
(a) Small spaces.
(b) Heights.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Marlee at the end of Chapter 47?

2. How does Marlee feel about the prospect of flying?

3. What does Marlee ask Liz to do with her in Chapter 36 that Liz does not want to try?

4. What is Marlee's father's surprise Christmas gift for the whole family?

5. How does Betty Jean figure out that Marlee is secretly seeing Liz?

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