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

2. Who does Little Bee choose to call from the detention center?

3. How does Little Bee secure a taxi for the group?

4. What happens once the taxi arrives?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the oil men demand from Sarah and Andrew in exchange for the girls' lives?

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

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

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

5. How does Little Bee know Andrew?

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

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

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

9. Who are the oil men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9 Sarah, Charlie, Little Bee and Lawrence spend the day on the beach at the Thames river in London. This scene has many parallels to the day on the Nigerian beach two years before. What are some of the similarities and differences between the two scenes? Who is being asked to sacrifice themselves for a child now? Why do you think the author might have written the scene in this way?

Essay Topic 2

The incident at Charlie's nursery school represents a turning point in the relationship between Little Bee and the O'Rourkes. What is the turning point? How does Little Bee's reaction to Charlie's pain change the way that Little Bee views Sarah and her son? Do you think that Little Bee's compassion for Charlie also extends toward Sarah? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Would Little Bee have been sent back to Nigeria if Yvette hadn't had her released illegally from the detention center? Why or why not? What are you basing your theory on? Provide examples to support your theory.

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