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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlee do after her presentation is over?

2. What drink does Marlee associate her brother David with?

3. What does Marlee's mother tell Marlee's father she is afraid that school integration will lead to?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liz act when the colored students walk into the library where she and Marlee are preparing for their history project?

2. How does Liz give Marlee her phone number so only Marlee will know what it is?

3. Why is Marlee disappointed with JT's behavior on the first day she meets him to help him with his math homework?

4. What does Ms. Taylor tell Marlee about the reason that Liz is not at school on the day they are supposed to present their history project?

5. Why do Marlee's parents tell Judy and Marlee that Judy has to move to their grandmother's house in Pine Bluff?

6. How does Marlee decide to try to get a message to Liz after Liz can not come back to school?

7. What is Marlee's first impression of Liz when she meets her on the first day of school?

8. Why does Judy make Marlee promise to say at least one full sentence on her first day of school?

9. What does Marlee do to cope with her anxiety when she is expected to speak to new people?

10. When Governor Faubus orders the schools in Little Rock to close, how do Marlee's parents react to the news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlee has close relationships to both of her siblings, her sister Judy and her brother David. By the end of the novel, which one of them do you think she has more in common with? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, adults in Marlee's life who have first-hand knowledge of terrible racially motivated violence like lynchings and murders debate whether Marlee is old enough to hear their stories. Write an essay analyzing the effect these stories, when told to Marlee by her father and the members of the WEC, have on Marlee and on her decision to become a political activist.

Essay Topic 3

Marlee's relationship with her mother seems to be improving, but it suffers a big setback when Mrs. Nisbett becomes a substitute teacher in Marlee's class. Write an essay analyzing the events that lead to heightened tensions between Marlee and her mother as a result of Mrs. Nisbett's substitute teaching.

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