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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Little Bee lived for the past two years?
(a) A detention center in London.
(b) A detention center in Africa.
(c) A refugee camp in London.
(d) A refugee camp in Africa.

2. What happened between Andrew and Sarah the morning Little Bee called?
(a) They made love.
(b) They decided to get a divorce.
(c) They renewed their wedding vows.
(d) They had a huge fight.

3. What does Sarah ask Little Bee to remember?
(a) The funeral details.
(b) The day on the Nigerian beach where they met.
(c) Her feelings for her sister.
(d) Her time in the detention center.

4. What nationality is the author of this book?
(a) Dutch.
(b) American.
(c) English.
(d) French.

5. Who does Little Bee choose to call from the detention center?
(a) Andrew O'Rourke.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Anna O'Rourke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah call Lawrence?

2. What did the hotel security guard want the couple to do?

3. What does Little Bee discover about Yvette while staying in the empty dormitory?

4. How did the couple react to the guard's request?

5. Where is Little Bee headed when she leaves the detention center?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Sarah have invited Little Bee to attend Andrew's funeral?

2. Why does the taxi driver become angry and leave the girls at the detention center?

3. Why does Little Bee decide to leave the farm?

4. Why does Sarah ask Little Bee to discuss the day on the Nigerian beach two years before?

5. Who are the oil men?

6. How does Little Bee know Andrew?

7. Why might the taxi company refuse to pick up immigrants?

8. Why has Little Bee been a detention center for so long?

9. Where do the girls end up staying the night?

10. What does Little Bee's lie to the taxi company tell the reader about her character?

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