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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. Why did Little Bee wish to escape Nigeria?

2. What happens once the taxi arrives?

3. What did Little Bee do when the oil men came to her village?

4. Chapter 2 is written from which character's point of view?

5. What is the name of Andrew's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Yvette?

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

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

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 Sarah conclude caused Andrew's depression?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah believes that she, Charlie, Little Bee and Andrew have all taken on personae that they hide behind. Charlie's desire to be Batman is the most obvious example of this. What personae have these characters taken on? Why might they have chosen to hide from their realities? Would their lives have been different if they had faced up to their fears?

Explain your answer in depth.

Essay Topic 2

The chapters in "Little Bee" are written from different points of view. Odd chapters are told by Little Bee and even chapters are told by Sarah.

1) Why might the author have chosen to tell the story in this way?

2) Does the the division of point of view help the story? Does it hurt the story?

3) How do the differing points of view help to move the plot along?

4) What other character's point of view would you like to have read about? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Sarah tries to do everything she can to help Little Bee after the girl is detained by the police. She continues to help the girl even after Little Bee tells her she was there when Andrew died. Why do you think helping Little Bee is so important to Sarah? Is she driven by guilt? Fear? Obligation? Love? Why do you feel the way you do?

Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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