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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Charlie react to what the teachers had done?
(a) He became violent.
(b) He shut down.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He cried.

3. How does Sarah feel about the tension between Lawrence and Little Bee?
(a) She feels caught in the middle.
(b) She is upset with Lawrence over it.
(c) She doesn't understand it.
(d) She doesn't feel any tension.

4. Why does Lawrence want to talk to Little Bee?
(a) He wants her to keep running.
(b) He wants her to live with him.
(c) He wants to send her back to Nigeria.
(d) He wants her to turn herself in to the police.

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

6. What does Charlie think will happen if he takes off his costume like Little Bee asks?
(a) His father will die.
(b) His mother will die.
(c) He will die.
(d) Little Bee will die.

7. What began to happen as he and Sarah talked about the Home Secretary?
(a) She felt better.
(b) He felt better.
(c) The news ended.
(d) They began to flirt.

8. Where did the men take the girls after the couple left?
(a) To the city.
(b) Down the beach.
(c) Into the jungle.
(d) To their village.

9. Where did Little Bee and her sister become lost when they were 8 and 10?
(a) In their village.
(b) In the city.
(c) In the jungle.
(d) On the beach.

10. How long before Andrew's suicide did Little Bee arrive at the O'Rourke house?
(a) An hour.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) A week.

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

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

13. What does Little Bee discuss with Charlie?
(a) The need to not hide behind a disguise.
(b) His feelings toward his father.
(c) His feelings toward his mother.
(d) The day on the beach in Nigeria.

14. How does Little Bee see the world?
(a) As a cruel place.
(b) As a dark place.
(c) As full of possibility.
(d) As a scary place.

15. 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 describe her life at the detention center.
(c) To take care of Charlie.
(d) To tell her where the detention center is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Little Bee think while they are at the Thames?

2. How does Sarah react to Charlie's behavior?

3. What do Sarah and Lawrence begin to argue about?

4. Why does Little Bee ask Charlie to take off his costume?

5. Where does Little Bee spend the night after the funeral?

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