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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the real reason Liz leaves school?
(a) Liz's family can not afford to send her there.
(b) Liz can not do the school work.
(c) Liz's family was in the witness protection program.
(d) Liz is a Negro.

2. What does Marlee like about Mr. Harding on the first day of school?
(a) He reminds her of her father.
(b) He calls on the girls as much as he calls on the boys in class.
(c) He is very silly.
(d) He dresses well.

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

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

5. How does Marlee know Ms. Winthrop?
(a) Ms. Winthrop is her Sunday school teacher.
(b) Ms. Winthrop is the diner owner.
(c) Ms. Winthrop is her mother's cousin.
(d) Ms. Winthrop is her piano teacher.

6. What does Marlee's father tell her about the reason he drives her to school every day?
(a) He thinks it is nicer for her than riding the bus.
(b) He got a threatening note from the KKK and is worried for her safety.
(c) He drives her because he teaches at the same school she goes to.
(d) He is afraid she will be robbed.

7. Who is the first person in Marlee's house that she tells about what happened to Liz?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Betty Jean.
(c) Her father.
(d) Judy.

8. What does Liz bring to her and Marlee's last practice session before their presentation day?
(a) Cokes.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Two little turtles for racing.

9. What does Ms. Winthrop affectionately call Marlee?
(a) A doll.
(b) A squirt.
(c) A smarty.
(d) A peanut.

10. How does Marlee decide she will try to contact Liz?
(a) She writes Liz a note and takes it to the pastor of the Negro church in Liz's part of town.
(b) She waits for Liz at the zoo.
(c) She tries to find out Liz's phone number.
(d) She goes to the Negro movie theater.

11. What does Mrs. McDaniels do when she meets Liz for the first time?
(a) Stares intently at her.
(b) Slaps her.
(c) Insults her.
(d) Hugs her.

12. How does Liz decide to give Marlee her phone number so no one but they will know what it is?
(a) She writes it in a magic square format.
(b) She gives Marlee an encrypted key to decipher the numbers.
(c) She writes it in invisible ink.
(d) She taps it out in Morse code.

13. What does Marlee's mother say when she finds out about what happened with Liz?
(a) She assumes Marlee is upset that Liz lied to her.
(b) She says Marlee should never have spoken up in class for her presentation.
(c) She says Marlee was wrong to make friends with Liz.
(d) She says it is OK that Liz did what she did.

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

15. What does Marlee like to do with her Dad and her brother David?
(a) Play basketball.
(b) Eat hamburgers.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Go to football games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee is the term for what Liz has done?

2. Where do Marlee and Liz meet after they realize the zoo is too public?

3. What is the name of the Negro movie theater where Marlee meets Liz?

4. What drink does Marlee associate with Nora?

5. What prevents Marlee's mother from starting her new job?

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