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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 Sarah ask Little Bee to remember?

2. Who helps Charlie when he is upset at the grave site?

3. How many girls are in line for the phone?

4. What did the girls hear coming from the jungle?

5. How did Sarah try to communicate with Andrew the morning he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Little Bee know Andrew?

6. Who does Little Bee call from the detention center?

7. What does Sarah come to realize about Andrew's depression during the funeral?

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

9. What horrible truth does Little Bee learn from Yvette while at the dormitory?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While cleaning Andrew's office Sarah comes across some research that leads her to believe that he was planning to write a book about girls like Little Bee. Sarah tells Little Bee of her discovery and the two of them agree that Sarah should continue Andrew's work.

1) Do you believe that this is the right thing to do? Why or why not?

2) How might writing the book help Sarah honor Andrew's memory?

3) How might the book help Little Bee?

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

Everyone in the book "Little Bee" allows their fear and disappointment to effect their lives. What are the following characters afraid of? How has their fear effected them? Provide examples from the text to support your assertions.

1) Andrew

2) Little Bee

3) Sarah

4) Charlie

5) Lawrence

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