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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 Judy tell Marlee about how she is doing in Pine Bluff in her letters to Marlee?
(a) She says she has tons of new friends.
(b) She says she loves it there.
(c) She says she made the basketball team.
(d) She says she hates it there.

2. How does Marlee's mother react to finding the Bible verse Marlee copied and put in her purse?
(a) She asks Marlee's brother if he put it there and then gets sad.
(b) She asks Marlee's father if he put it there and then gets angry.
(c) She is puzzled and can't figure out who put it in her purse.
(d) She asks Marlee if she put the bible verse there but does not ask Marlee why.

3. How does Betty Jean's and Marlee's relationship change after Marlee goes out of her way to help Betty Jean's son Curtis?
(a) The two start working on protest signs together.
(b) Marlee's mother tells her not to talk to Betty Jean anymore.
(c) The two start helping each other around the house and Betty Jean bakes special things for Marlee.
(d) The relationship between them becomes more strained.

4. How does Judy react to her parents' plan for her to continue school?
(a) She threatens to run away from home.
(b) She is very upset.
(c) She is delighted.
(d) She does not really care one way or another.

5. What happens late on Thanksgiving night that is disturbing to Marlee?
(a) The house catches on fire.
(b) Marlee's mother leaves the family.
(c) The phone rings repeatedly and Marlee's father first hangs up, then takes the phone off the hook.
(d) The house is robbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second thing Marlee suggests might help Liz stay quiet in tense situations?

2. How does Little Jimmy tell Marlee he feels about Liz?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Marlee attempt to do that she fails at while at the pool?

4. Where do Liz and Marlee decide to meet to work on their project after their first meeting in the library?

5. What does Betty Jean say is the worst that can happen when a Negro pretends to be white?

(see the answer key)

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