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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when Liz tried writing in her notebook for the first time in order to keep her temper and stay quiet?
(a) She got into a fight with another student.
(b) It worked.
(c) It did not work.
(d) The other students made fun of her.

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

6. Although the WEC is ostensibly apolitical, what do its members really privately believe in?
(a) Marxism.
(b) Integration.
(c) Communism.
(d) Segregation.

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

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 Human Relations Council meeting.
(c) The NAACP regional meeting.
(d) The Forest Park PTA meeting.

9. Why do JT and Red fail to see Liz when they follow Marlee to the rock crusher, where she is meeting Liz?
(a) Liz is hiding in a cave.
(b) Liz is hiding under a rock.
(c) Liz is hiding high in a tree.
(d) Liz jumped into the water.

10. Who is the first person Marlee sees at the zoo in Chapter 47 whom she recognizes?
(a) David.
(b) Nora.
(c) Judy.
(d) Red.

11. Why is Marlee worried about her father after he completes the requirements of Act 10?
(a) She thinks he will leave the family.
(b) She thinks he might get fired.
(c) She thinks he will leave their church.
(d) She thinks he might get arrested.

12. What is Marlee's father's surprise Christmas gift for the whole family?
(a) A plane trip.
(b) A new television.
(c) A new car.
(d) A train ride.

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

14. What does Marlee discover Act 10 is all about?
(a) Act 10 requires state employees to sign a loyalty pledge to Governor Faubus.
(b) Act 10 requires state employees to take an oath of silence on political issues.
(c) Act 10 requires state employees to sign a contract forbidding them from supporting integration.
(d) Act 10 requires state employees to list their membership in groups.

15. What does Sally tell Marlee she actually did with her hairbrush after Liz used it?
(a) She disinfected it with bleach.
(b) She sold it.
(c) She burned it.
(d) She did not throw it away - she kept it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlee's mother react to finding the Bible verse Marlee copied and put in her purse?

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

3. Why is Mrs. Brewer against asking Negroes to join the WEC?

4. Who is Marlee's substitute teacher when she comes back to school after being sick?

5. How does Marlee feel about the prospect of flying?

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