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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. What disease does Marlee get in January of 1959?
(a) Polio.
(b) Measles.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Rubella.

2. What does Betty Jean insist on doing to demonstrate her gratitude for Marlee's father's help with Curtis?
(a) Cook extra dinners for the family.
(b) Pay back the $50 fine a little bit at a time.
(c) Take Marlee to church with her.
(d) Teach Marlee how to speak Spanish.

3. What does Marlee routinely do to try to calm herself when she is anxious?
(a) She whistles.
(b) She counts prime numbers in her head.
(c) She pulls her own hair.
(d) She bites her nails.

4. What does Marlee ask Liz to do with her in Chapter 36 that Liz does not want to try?
(a) Paint.
(b) Sing.
(c) Catch crawdads.
(d) Dance.

5. What does Marlee's father tell her is the reason he helped Curtis and got involved with racial justice issues?
(a) He was moved by the injustice of Emmett Till's murder.
(b) He had a Negro nanny as a child and he felt loyal to her.
(c) He was moved by the Negro students he taught at his high school.
(d) He had made friends with a Negro writer and felt responsible to help him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlee like to do with her Dad and her brother David?

2. Who is the policeman whom Marlee's father is friendly with?

3. What does Mrs Dalton reveal to the WEC members about her husband at the WEC meeting in Chapter 39?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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