View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie think will happen if he takes off his costume like Little Bee asks?

2. How do they get there?

3. Where were Sarah and Lawrence when Andrew discovered their affair?

4. Where did the men take the girls after the couple left?

5. What does Sarah tell Little Bee after Little Bee tells her she is illegal and scared?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Little Bee and Lawrence's fight result in a stalemate?

2. Why did Sarah return home early from work the day after the funeral?

3. Why does Little Bee think Charlie will not take off his Batman costume?

4. What did Little Bee do that may have contributed to Andrew's death?

5. What does Sarah tell Little Bee she found in Andrew's office?

6. Did the trip to Nigeria help or hurt Sarah and Andrew's relationship?

7. Why does Sarah want to help Little Bee?

8. Why does Little Bee want to stay with Sarah and Charlie for a while?

9. Why didn't Little Bee help Andrew as he struggled during death?

10. Why does Sarah want to know what happened to Little Bee and her sister after they were dragged away from Sarah and Andrew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

By the time Andrew and Sarah took their trip to Nigeria Sarah had already been engaged in an affair. As the book moves forward the reader discovers that the O'Rourke's marriage had not been a good one for some time before the terrible events on the Nigerian beach. Do you think that Sarah and Andrew's marriage could have been saved? Why or why not? Do you think that the events on the beach are really what ended their relationship? Or do you feel that the experience bonded them in a way that they could not leave each other?

Use examples from the text to support your answer.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 756 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample