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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 do Liz and Marlee decide to do their project on?

2. What does Marlee like about Mr. Harding on the first day of school?

3. What does Ms. Taylor tell Marlee on the day of her and Liz's presentation?

4. What does Betty Jean say is the worst that can happen when a Negro pretends to be white?

5. How does Marlee get to school every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlee notice about the scientists she sees on T.V. who are involved in space exploration?

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

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

4. What does Marlee discover her new math teacher, Mr. Harding, does differently than her previous math teacher on her first day of school?

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

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

7. How does Marlee's father react when Marlee's mother tells him she has accepted a position to teach at a private school?

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

9. How does Marlee find out what really happened to Liz that prevents her from coming back to school?

10. What does Marlee's fear of jumping off the high dive in Chapter 1 represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlee's father Richard is committed to actively supporting school integration. Write an essay exploring the origins of Marlee's father's pro-integration ideas. Does his position on racial equality and issues surrounding racism change much during the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, Marlee has a crush on JT Dalton, but by the end she turns him down when he asks her out. Write an essay analyzing how and why Marlee's feelings toward JT change over the course of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Marlee struggles to find her voice so she can stand up for what she believes in. In contrast, Liz struggles to suppress her voice, because she finds herself in perilous situations as a young Negro girl who speaks her mind. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the nature and meaning of Marlee's and Liz's struggles.

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