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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 36 - 47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marlee cut her finger when she and Judy go to the rock crusher?
(a) On a knife.
(b) On a blade of grass.
(c) On a bit of barbed wire.
(d) On a sharp rock.

2. What does Betty Jean say is the worst that can happen when a Negro pretends to be white?
(a) The person and his or her family can be killed.
(b) The person can be kicked out of the church.
(c) The person can go to jail.
(d) The person can lose his or her job.

3. Why is Marlee's mother unable to go to the zoo with her in Chapter 47?
(a) She has a migraine.
(b) She has to work.
(c) She has to cook.
(d) She broke her arm.

4. What does Marlee tell Mr. Harding about working on math in the new year in Chapter 33?
(a) She says she would like to do extra math every other day.
(b) She says she wants to try Calculus.
(c) She says she wants to get another math tutor to help her.
(d) She says she wants to try Geometry.

5. What happens when Liz tries Marlee's suggestion about going through the multiplication tables to help her stay quiet?
(a) Liz's mother tells her not to do it.
(b) It does not work.
(c) She gets in a fight with another student.
(d) It works perfectly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Marlee her school assignments while she is sick?

2. What does Marlee's father have to do to get Curtis out of jail?

3. What does Marlee's father tell her is the reason he helped Curtis and got involved with racial justice issues?

4. What is Marlee's family so pleased about that happened on Marlee's first day of school?

5. What does Liz tell Marlee about Liz's own mother?

(see the answer key)

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