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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah think Andrew was doing before he died?
(a) Planning a divorce.
(b) Writing a book about girls like Little Bee.
(c) Preparing to go back to Nigeria.
(d) Having an affair.

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

3. What act is Little Bee obsessed with?
(a) Adultry.
(b) Theft.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Rape.

4. What happened after Little Bee and Andrew talked in the garden?
(a) Andrew called the police.
(b) Andrew tried to kill her.
(c) Andrew left the house for a few days.
(d) Andrew hanged himself.

5. What does Sarah tell Little Bee after Little Bee tells her she is illegal and scared?
(a) Sarah says she must go back to the center.
(b) Sarah says she will call the police.
(c) Sarah says nothing, she is too upset to speak.
(d) Sarah says she will try to help.

6. What did Andrew think when he saw her?
(a) That she was a thief.
(b) That he imagined her.
(c) He never saw her.
(d) That she was a ghost.

7. Who shows up at Sarah's house as she and Little Bee are talking about the future?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Lawrence's wife.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Charlie's teacher.

8. What does Sarah do when she and Little Bee get back to the house?
(a) She goes to bed.
(b) She tells Andrew to leave.
(c) She cooks breakfast.
(d) She goes to exercise.

9. What is wrong with Charlie?
(a) He refuses to do his math work.
(b) He is crying and sad.
(c) He won't talk to anyone.
(d) He is acting out and is uncontrollable.

10. What happens to Charlie as the adults are preoccupied?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He takes off his costume.
(d) He talks to strangers.

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

12. What happens between Little Bee and Lawrence when she returns to the beach after talking to Sarah?
(a) They kiss.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They fight.
(d) They laugh.

13. What do the men do to Little Bee's sister?
(a) Put her inside the boat.
(b) Drive off with her.
(c) Rape and murder her.
(d) Set her free.

14. What does Little Bee take with her from the beach?
(a) Sarah's driver's license and business card.
(b) A seashell from the water.
(c) Rope from the boat.
(d) Andrew's driver's license and business card.

15. Why doesn't Sarah want to give up on her relationship with Lawrence?
(a) He is abusive and won't let her leave him.
(b) He is wealthy.
(c) She needs him to keep her job.
(d) She feels she is too old to find another love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fact of today's society is Little Bee struggling to understand?

2. Where were Sarah and Lawrence when Andrew discovered their affair?

3. How does Lawrence feel about the story of Andrew's death?

4. Where does Sarah want to spend the day with Little Bee?

5. What happens once Sarah returns home?

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