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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlee tell JT about doing his math homework in Chapter 33?
(a) She says she will not do it any more.
(b) She says she will tell the teacher he has been cheating.
(c) She says he needs to start paying her.
(d) She says she will make sure to get more answers right.

2. How does Little Jimmy tell Marlee he feels about Liz?
(a) He tells her she should not be friends with Liz anymore.
(b) He tells her Liz should not have lied about being a Negro.
(c) He tells her he does not like Liz.
(d) He tells her he likes Liz.

3. What do Marlee, JT and Red stumble across in the woods in Chapter 40?
(a) A body.
(b) Guns.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) A deer.

4. How does Marlee's mother react to finding the Bible verse Marlee copied and put in her purse?
(a) She is puzzled and can't figure out who put it in her purse.
(b) She asks Marlee's father if he put it there and then gets angry.
(c) She asks Marlee's brother if he put it there and then gets sad.
(d) She asks Marlee if she put the bible verse there but does not ask Marlee why.

5. What does Marlee tell Liz she will be doing at the Christmas parade?
(a) Dancing with her dance class.
(b) Singing a song.
(c) Giving a speech.
(d) Riding on her church's float.

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

7. What does Marlee do to help Betty Jean when she tells her about Curtis's arrest?
(a) Marlee calls David.
(b) Marlee calls her father.
(c) Marlee calls Liz.
(d) Marlee calls Sally.

8. What meeting does Marlee's mother say they are going to go to at the end of Chapter 41?
(a) The WEC main meeting.
(b) The Forest Park PTA meeting.
(c) The NAACP regional meeting.
(d) The Human Relations Council meeting.

9. What does Red do to JT in Chapter 45?
(a) Cuts his hand.
(b) Gives him a black eye.
(c) Makes him give him all his money.
(d) Breaks his leg.

10. Who picks up Marlee from Sally's party?
(a) Her mother.
(b) David.
(c) Judy.
(d) Her father.

11. What is the important issue the women discuss at Marlee's first WEC meeting?
(a) Planning a protest.
(b) Finding suitable candidates to run for the school board.
(c) Figuring out how to recruit Negro members.
(d) Figuring out how to get men to join their group.

12. What does Red do to the Negro street cleaner at the Christmas parade?
(a) He reports the street cleaner to the police.
(b) He dumps out the trash the street cleaner has just finished tidying up and harasses him.
(c) He throws eggs at the street cleaner.
(d) He helps the street cleaner do his work.

13. How does Marlee feel about the prospect of flying?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is very excited.
(c) She is angry she has to fly.
(d) She does not care either way.

14. What new friend does Liz tell Marlee about in Chapter 33?
(a) Harry.
(b) James.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Dalton.

15. What is the acronym for the new group Marlee and her parents join to try to protect her father's job?
(a) NAACP.
(b) STOP.
(c) CROSS.
(d) WEC.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlee's father buy her granny for Christmas?

2. What happened when Liz tried writing in her notebook for the first time in order to keep her temper and stay quiet?

3. What does Judy tell Marlee on their bus ride home in Chapter 38?

4. What does Sally tell Marlee she actually did with her hairbrush after Liz used it?

5. What does Betty Jean insist on doing to demonstrate her gratitude for Marlee's father's help with Curtis?

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