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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. Who is Lawrence?

2. What does Little Bee realize as she is outside waiting for the taxi?

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

4. How do Sarah and Little Bee travel to the funeral?

5. Who does Sarah find on her doorstep as she is leaving for a funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the oil men?

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

3. How did Sarah fail Charlie at the burial?

4. What does Charlie do at the graveside burial?

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

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

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

8. What does Sarah conclude caused Andrew's depression?

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

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

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

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 3

The antagonist in a story is not always an obvious "bad guy". The oil men are obvious antagonist, but what about Sarah's lover Lawrence? Would you classify Lawrence as antagonist (someone whom the hero/heroine struggles against) or would you classify him as a protagonist (someone helpful to the hero/heroine)?

Choose either antagonist or protagonist (no in between). Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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