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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. Why does Little Bee ask Charlie to take off his costume?

2. Who did Sarah write for?

3. What does Lawrence ask Little Bee to do while she is at the shore with Charlie?

4. What did Little Bee find in the jungle while they were lost?

5. What fact of today's society is Little Bee struggling to understand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Little Bee think of London as she, Sarah and Charlie travel to see the river?

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

3. Why might Sarah be determined to help Little Bee?

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

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

6. Why does Lawrence dislike Little Bee?

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

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

9. Why might Little Bee feel a connection to Charlie?

10. How did Little Bee escape from the oil men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Little Bee goes out of her way to look after young Charlie. In fact, at different times in the book, she is willing to sacrifice her own needs and desires to save him. Why might Little Bee connect so strongly with Charlie? What is it about him that she relates too? Do you think that Little Bee truly cares for Charlie? Why or why not?

Provide examples from the text to support your answers.

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

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?

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