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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 is the name Liz uses when she telephones Marlee?

2. How does Liz decide to give Marlee her phone number so no one but they will know what it is?

3. Who is the boy who asks Marlee for help with his math homework?

4. How does Marlee get to school every day?

5. What do Marlee's parents say Judy has to do in order to be able to go to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do Marlee's parents react when they find out that Liz had been passing?

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

Marlee develops a special relationship with Betty Jean, her family's Negro maid. Write an essay analyzing when and why Marlee begins confiding in Betty Jean in a way she can not seem to do with her own family members.

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of the book, Marlee's mother Maurine initially opposes school integration, but by the novel's end she actively supports it. Write an essay analyzing the evolution of Marlee's mother's ideas about integration and racial equality.

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