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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens that upsets Marlee when her classmate shows up for help with his math homework?
(a) He does not know anything about math and gets all the answers wrong.
(b) He actually wanted help with his English homework.
(c) He tells her he never wants to see her again.
(d) Instead of working on the homework with her, he simply takes Marlee's homework and uses it for himself.

2. What group does Ms. Winthrop introduce Marlee to?
(a) CROSS.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The National Organization for Women.
(d) The WEC.

3. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee is the term for what Liz has done?
(a) Hoping.
(b) Wishing.
(c) Passing.
(d) Trying.

4. What animals do both Liz and Marlee like to listen to at the zoo?
(a) The hyenas.
(b) The monkeys.
(c) The parrots.
(d) The lions.

5. What does Marlee's mother tell Marlee's father she is afraid that school integration will lead to?
(a) Violence in the schools.
(b) Race-mixing.
(c) Disease.
(d) Crime.

6. Why does Liz tell Marlee she picked Marlee to work with?
(a) Marlee is pretty, and Liz would like some make-up tips.
(b) Marlee seems like a hard worker and Liz often ends up getting stuck doing all the work on group projects.
(c) Marlee is rich, and Liz would like to go shopping with her.
(d) Marlee is athletic, and Liz would like to work out with her.

7. What does JT tell Marlee she needs to change about the way she does his math homework for him?
(a) She needs to do only half the problems.
(b) She needs to write more neatly.
(c) She needs to get more answers wrong.
(d) She needs to maker her writing look more like his.

8. Who is Pretty Boy?
(a) A friend of Marlee's.
(b) The family cat.
(c) The family dog.
(d) Mr. Nisbett's pet parakeet.

9. What is the phrase that was used for the first Negro students to attend a white public school in Little Rock?
(a) The Sixteen Soldiers.
(b) The Seven Lions.
(c) The Arkansas Students.
(d) The Little Rock Nine.

10. What does Ms. Taylor tell Marlee on the day of her and Liz's presentation?
(a) Liz is never coming back to school.
(b) Liz will be absent for the school day.
(c) Liz's father has died and she will be out of school for the week.
(d) Liz has had a terrible accident.

11. What does Liz tell Marlee about Liz's own mother?
(a) She loved math and should have been a scientist.
(b) She had to work as a bus driver.
(c) She had to work as a translator.
(d) She loved English and should have been a writer.

12. What does David tell Marlee about college that he does not tell anyone else in the family?
(a) He is struggling with math classes.
(b) He hates it.
(c) He loves it.
(d) He has a new girlfriend at college.

13. What does Liz ask Marlee to work with her on?
(a) Basketball tryouts.
(b) A new costume for dance.
(c) A history project.
(d) Cheerleading tryouts.

14. What is the name of the Negro movie theater where Marlee meets Liz?
(a) The Gem.
(b) The Grand.
(c) The Cineplex.
(d) The Uptown.

15. What does Judy tell Marlee she needs to do in order to make good friends?
(a) Judy tells Marlee she has to focus less on math.
(b) Judy tells Marlee she has to talk less.
(c) Judy tells Marlee she has to dress better.
(d) Judy tells Marlee she needs to find someone she has things in common with.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlee share a bedroom with in the beginning of the book?

2. What does Marlee like about Mr. Harding on the first day of school?

3. Who does Marlee meet at the Negro cinema who vouches for her?

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

5. How does Marlee decide she will try to contact Liz?

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