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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. Where did Little Bee stop as she was walking down the beach?

2. What is wrong with Charlie?

3. What do Little Bee and Charlie do by the river?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Sarah want to help Little Bee?

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

6. Why does Lawrence dislike Little Bee?

7. What happened after Andrew found out about Sarah's affair?

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

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

10. How does Little Bee try to coax Charlie out of his Batman costume while they are at the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyone in the book "Little Bee" allows their fear and disappointment to effect their lives. What are the following characters afraid of? How has their fear effected them? Provide examples from the text to support your assertions.

1) Andrew

2) Little Bee

3) Sarah

4) Charlie

5) Lawrence

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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