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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sarah come home early from work?
(a) She misses Lawrence.
(b) She and her assistant had an argument.
(c) She is afraid for Little Bee.
(d) She is worried about Charlie.

2. What happens once Sarah returns home?
(a) She and Lawrence argue about her job.
(b) She and Lawrence argue about Charlie.
(c) She and Lawrence argue about Little Bee.
(d) She and Lawrence argue about his wife.

3. What do the men do when they are finished?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Return to the village.
(d) Go to the hotel.

4. What did Sarah and Andrew argue about?
(a) Their anniversary.
(b) Charlie's grades.
(c) Sarah's parenting skills.
(d) The type of reporting Sarah did.

5. What did the teachers force Charlie to do?
(a) Eat his peas.
(b) Share details of the funeral.
(c) Talk about his father.
(d) Take off his costume.

6. What does Sarah ask Little Bee to do when she wakes?
(a) To tell her what happened after the oil men dragged away.
(b) To tell her where the detention center is.
(c) To describe her life at the detention center.
(d) To take care of Charlie.

7. Where did Little Bee hide before she revealed herself to Sarah?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the basement.
(c) At the park.
(d) In the attic.

8. What did the men find on the beach that made them stop?
(a) A cliff.
(b) An abandoned boat.
(c) An abandoned house.
(d) A hotel.

9. What does Little Bee do when she and Sarah return to the house?
(a) Packs to leave.
(b) Goes to bed.
(c) Watches TV with Charlie.
(d) Makes breakfast.

10. What news was on TV when Sarah first met Lawrence?
(a) Fighting in Nigeria.
(b) The Home Secretary's resignation.
(c) Tony Blair's resignation.
(d) The Coalition invasion of Afghanistan.

11. Where does Sarah want to spend the day with Little Bee?
(a) At the river.
(b) At Charlie's school.
(c) At the house.
(d) At the carnival.

12. Where were Sarah and Lawrence when Andrew discovered their affair?
(a) In Sarah's home.
(b) At a party.
(c) At work.
(d) In the park.

13. How did Lawrence feel about writing a condolence letter to the Home Secretary?
(a) He was angry about it.
(b) He felt insecure about it.
(c) He felt happy about it.
(d) He refused to do it.

14. What does the reader begin to feel toward Little Bee?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Anger.
(d) Disappointment.

15. What does Little Bee tell Sarah on the way home?
(a) That she wants to become Charlie's nanny.
(b) That she must leave in the morning.
(c) That she hates them and they deserve their fate.
(d) That she will stay with them while they adjust to losing Andrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lawrence ask Little Bee to do while she is at the shore with Charlie?

2. Who shows up at Sarah's house as she and Little Bee are talking about the future?

3. What does Little Bee admit to Lawrence?

4. What do Little Bee and Charlie do by the river?

5. What warning does Lawrence give Little Bee?

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