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

2. What is Marlee's first idea that she comes up with to help Liz stay quiet in tense situations?
(a) She suggests Liz learn a new language and repeat the phrases in her head.
(b) She suggests Liz draw pictures in her mind.
(c) She suggests Liz sing to herself.
(d) She suggests Liz count prime numbers.

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 helping each other around the house and Betty Jean bakes special things for Marlee.
(b) The relationship between them becomes more strained.
(c) Marlee's mother tells her not to talk to Betty Jean anymore.
(d) The two start working on protest signs together.

4. What does Judy ask Marlee's mother in Chapter 7 that upsets Marlee very much?
(a) To be allowed to wear all of Marlee's clothes.
(b) To be able to drink alcohol at a special party.
(c) To move into David's old room and out the bedroom the two sisters have always shared.
(d) To borrow their mother's car.

5. What do Liz and Marlee decide to do their project on?
(a) The first mayor of Little Rock.
(b) The Quapaw Indians.
(c) The history of school integration movements.
(d) The Cherokee Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlee get home from school every day?

2. What is the name Liz uses when she telephones Marlee?

3. Why does Liz tell Marlee she picked Marlee to work with?

4. What happens late on Thanksgiving night that is disturbing to Marlee?

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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