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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Judy feel about Marlee's and David's conversation in Chapter 38?
(a) She feels angry.
(b) She feels energized.
(c) She feels left out.
(d) She feels engaged.

2. What does Marlee's father have to do to get Curtis out of jail?
(a) Pay a $1,000 fine.
(b) Get the pastor.
(c) Get him a lawyer.
(d) Pay a $50 fine.

3. What does Liz ask Marlee to try with her for the first time in Chapter 36?
(a) Climbing a tree.
(b) Baking a pie.
(c) Hitting a baseball with a bat.
(d) Catching a snake.

4. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee about her work with the WEC in Chapter 29?
(a) That the work is not doing any good.
(b) To keep up her work with the group.
(c) That the group is racist.
(d) To leave the group.

5. What steps are taken to make sure Liz and her family are safe after Marlee tells Betty Jean about the episode in the woods from Chapter 40?
(a) It is decided Liz's family will get police protection.
(b) It is decided that people will sit in Liz's house all night to make sure no one tries to hurt them.
(c) It is decided Liz's father will carry a gun.
(d) It is decided Liz and her family will move.

6. Who is Marlee's substitute teacher when she comes back to school after being sick?
(a) Mrs. Curtis.
(b) Ms. Winthrop.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

7. What does Marlee give to her mother before her mother speaks at the meeting in Chapter 42?
(a) A ring.
(b) A peach pit.
(c) Her feather from Liz.
(d) A bible.

8. 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 he does not like Liz.
(c) He tells her he likes Liz.
(d) He tells her Liz should not have lied about being a Negro.

9. Who does Marlee's mother tell her she is named after?
(a) Marlee Davidson.
(b) Marlene Dietrich.
(c) Marlena Hayes.
(d) Marlee Curtis.

10. What game does Marlee let Sally win at Sally's party?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Spin the bottle.
(d) The limbo.

11. What does Marlee finally tell her mother in Chapter 37?
(a) That she likes JT and did not like her mother interfering in their relationship.
(b) That she does not like JT and that JT had been forcing her to do his homework for months.
(c) That she is actually still seeing Liz.
(d) That she was very upset Judy was living with their grandmother.

12. What does Marlee tell Mr. Harding about working on math in the new year in Chapter 33?
(a) She says she wants to get another math tutor to help her.
(b) She says she wants to try Calculus.
(c) She says she wants to try Geometry.
(d) She says she would like to do extra math every other day.

13. What does Marlee's father buy her granny for Christmas?
(a) A new oven.
(b) A television.
(c) A croquet set.
(d) A new set of lawn furniture.

14. What was Betty Jean's son Curtis falsely arrested for?
(a) Protesting.
(b) Vandalizing a car.
(c) Throwing eggs at Mrs. Jefferson's house.
(d) Robbing someone.

15. What kinds of letters does Marlee discover are being sent to the WEC when she opens mail at a meeting?
(a) Invitations to parties.
(b) Awards letters.
(c) Threatening letters.
(d) Love letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marlee surprised to see at her first WEC meeting?

2. What does Mrs. Winthrop come to the house to tell Marlee's parents in Chapter 41?

3. What new friend does Liz tell Marlee about in Chapter 33?

4. What effect does Marlee's mother's speech have on her?

5. What does Red do to the Negro street cleaner at the Christmas parade?

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