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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 Judy tell Marlee she needs to do in order to make good friends?

2. What does Liz ask Marlee to work with her on?

3. Who is Pretty Boy?

4. What is Marlee's family so pleased about that happened on Marlee's first day of school?

5. What does Marlee's father tell her about the reason he drives her to school every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee about some of the reasons Negroes try to pass as white?

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

4. Why does Marlee choose to remain friends with Sally, even though Sally sometimes makes fun of her and mistreats her?

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

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

7. Why does Marlee's father refuse to let Judy go to a private school?

8. What does Marlee's father tell her about his reasons for driving her to school every day?

9. How does Marlee find the courage to get up in front of the class to do her presentation even though Liz is not there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Marlee takes her first plane ride, she expects to be terrified but is delighted to discover she finds flying exhilarating. Write an essay exploring how the flight changes her view of herself and how she responds to her own fears.

Essay Topic 2

Marlee forms an unusually intense relationship with Liz. Write an essay analyzing why Liz's friendship meant so much to Marlee.

Essay Topic 3

Although she is a minor character, JT's mother, Mrs. Dalton, has the most to lose from her involvement in the WEC (Women's Emergency Committee to Re-open Our Schools). Write an essay analyzing why Mrs. Dalton chooses to get involved on the more pro-integration side of the debate and the impact her choice to let Marlee open Red's trunk in chapter 54 has on the novel's resolution.

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