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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 news was on TV when Sarah first met Lawrence?

2. How long before Andrew's suicide did Little Bee arrive at the O'Rourke house?

3. What does Little Bee threaten to do in return?

4. Why does Sarah come home early from work?

5. What does Sarah do when she and Little Bee get back to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened at Charlie's nursery school?

2. What memory does Little Bee have of her life with her sister?

3. How did Little Bee get to England?

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

5. Why does Lawrence dislike Little Bee?

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

7. What does Little Bee want to know about when she and Sarah go to the store for milk?

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

9. How did Sarah and Lawrence meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From what you have read, how does the author feel about the immigration policies in the United Kingdom? How do you know this? What evidence can you find from the text to support your assertion? Why might the author have written this book?

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

Review the horrible events that took place on the beach in Nigeria. Answer the following questions:

1) What do you think about the incident on the beach in Nigeria?

2) Do you blame Andrew for the death of Little Bee's sister?

3) Are Little Bee and Sarah being fair by placing blame on Andrew? Why or why not?

4) Who is ultimately to blame for what happened to Little Bee and her sister? Why do you feel the way you do?

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