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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the taxi company tell one of the girls on the phone?

2. Where has Little Bee lived for the past two years?

3. What does Little Bee tell the taxi company?

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

5. Why does Sarah call Lawrence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Sarah fail Charlie at the burial?

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

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

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

6. Why might the author have written this book about immigration?

7. What did Sarah and Andrew do in response to the oil men's bargain?

8. What does being an illegal immigrant ultimately mean for Little Bee?

9. Where is Sarah going when Little Bee knocks on her door?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Little Bee has said that Little Bee is not her true name, but is one that she created for herself while she and her sister were running from the oil men. Why did Little Bee change her name? How does her new name allow her to hide from her past? Do you think that Little Bee has hidden from her past very well? Why or why not?

Use examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Review the horrible events that took place on the beach in Nigeria. Answer the following questions:

1) What do you think about the incident on the beach in Nigeria?

2) Do you blame Andrew for the death of Little Bee's sister?

3) Are Little Bee and Sarah being fair by placing blame on Andrew? Why or why not?

4) Who is ultimately to blame for what happened to Little Bee and her sister? Why do you feel the way you do?

Essay Topic 3

Little Bee has always promised herself that she would commit suicide if she were ever caught and taken back to Nigeria. However, once she is faced with being taken away from Sarah by soldiers she feels differently. She no longer thinks about dying, but about living. What has changed inside Little Bee? How does she view the world now? How does she view life? What has caused these changes in Little Bee's thinking?

Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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