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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 25 - 35).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ms. Winthrop affectionately call Marlee?
(a) A smarty.
(b) A doll.
(c) A squirt.
(d) A peanut.

2. Although the WEC is ostensibly apolitical, what do its members really privately believe in?
(a) Marxism.
(b) Integration.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Communism.

3. What is the second thing Marlee suggests might help Liz stay quiet in tense situations?
(a) Doing multiplication tables on her fingers.
(b) Playing cat's cradle.
(c) Snapping her fingers.
(d) Finding the nearest tree and climbing it.

4. What happens to Marlee's mother, David and Judy on the flight?
(a) Their seatbelts break.
(b) They get headaches.
(c) They get sick to their stomachs.
(d) They spill their drinks.

5. In Chapter 1, what does Marlee attempt to do that she fails at while at the pool?
(a) She tries to jump off the high dive but is too afraid to go through with it.
(b) She tries to hold her breath underwater for 30 seconds.
(c) She tries to eat six hot dogs.
(d) She tries to do a back flip from the pool's edge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Betty Jean's son Curtis falsely arrested for?

2. What does Liz bring to her and Marlee's last practice session before their presentation day?

3. What does Judy tell Marlee she needs to do in order to make good friends?

4. What does Judy ask Marlee's mother in Chapter 7 that upsets Marlee very much?

5. What happens when Liz tries Marlee's suggestion about going through the multiplication tables to help her stay quiet?

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