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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) It works perfectly.
(c) It does not work.
(d) Liz's mother tells her not to do it.

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) Pay a $50 fine.
(d) Get him a lawyer.

3. What does Marlee's father tell her is the reason he helped Curtis and got involved with racial justice issues?
(a) He was moved by the Negro students he taught at his high school.
(b) He was moved by the injustice of Emmett Till's murder.
(c) He had made friends with a Negro writer and felt responsible to help him.
(d) He had a Negro nanny as a child and he felt loyal to her.

4. Why does Marlee decide not to tell her father about receiving threatening phone calls related to her WEC work?
(a) She fears her father would not let her stay in the group.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is too sad.
(d) She is embarrassed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Marlee's mother, David and Judy on the flight?

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

3. What is Marlee's first idea that she comes up with to help Liz stay quiet in tense situations?

4. What is Judy's boyfriend's name?

5. What happens late on Thanksgiving night that is disturbing to Marlee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What idea does Marlee come up with to help Liz be quiet in tense situations?

2. What idea does Ms. Winthrop bring to the WEC that the group's leaders reject?

3. How does JT react when Marlee finally tells him she will no longer do his math homework for him?

4. What does Marlee tell her mother when her mother comes to pick her up from Sally's roller-skating party?

5. What problems does Liz tell Marlee she experiences once she has to attend the Negro school in her neighborhood?

6. What does Marlee's mother tell her about the origins of Marlee's name when she gives her the letter opener on her birthday?

7. What does David tell Marlee about the significance of Act 10?

8. What do the WEC leaders tell Marlee about how they deal with the threatening letters they receive about their political work?

9. Why is Marlee so upset when her mother suggests she tutor JT in math?

10. How does Marlee feel about Liz's budding relationship with Curtis?

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