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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sally say she did with her hairbrush that she loaned to Liz?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Kept it.
(c) Burned it.
(d) Threw it away.

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

3. How does Marlee get to school every day?
(a) She walks.
(b) Sally's mother drives her.
(c) Her father drives her.
(d) She takes the bus.

4. What does Marlee's mother tell Marlee's father in Chapter 18 that makes him very angry?
(a) She is working for the pro-segregationists.
(b) She has donated money to communist causes.
(c) She accepted a job at a private high school.
(d) She spent all their grocery money on new furniture.

5. Where do Marlee and Liz meet after they realize the zoo is too public?
(a) The football field.
(b) The corner store.
(c) Marlee's house.
(d) The rock crusher.

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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 drives her because he teaches at the same school she goes to.
(c) He is afraid she will be robbed.
(d) He got a threatening note from the KKK and is worried for her safety.

12. Where do Liz and Marlee decide to meet to work on their project after their first meeting in the library?
(a) The football field.
(b) Marlee's house.
(c) The rock crusher.
(d) The zoo.

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

14. What drink does Marlee associate with Nora?
(a) Warm milk.
(b) Weak fruit punch.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Coke.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Liz ask Marlee to work with her on?

2. What does Liz bring with her the first time she meets Marlee after she is forced to leave school?

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

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

5. Who tells Marlee and her friends what really happened to Liz?

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