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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 did the hotel security guard want the couple to do?

2. What does Charlie do as Andrew's coffin is lowered into the ground?

3. Where do the girls end up staying for the night?

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

5. Why did Sarah ignore Andrew's problems?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Sarah fail Charlie at the burial?

3. How does Little Bee know Andrew?

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

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

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

7. Who is Yvette?

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

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

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

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

In the end of the novel, Little Bee is returned home to face the nightmare she tried to hide from. Sarah and Charlie must watch, helpless, as Little Bee faces her destiny.

1) Do you like the ending? Why or why not?

2) Could things have ended differently for the characters?

3) Should things have ended differently for the characters?

4) What do you feel is the ultimate message of the story?

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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