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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 reason does Ms. Taylor give for Liz's school absence?

2. How does Marlee get home from school every day?

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

4. What does Liz bring with her the first time she meets Marlee after she is forced to leave school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Marlee decide to give Liz a chance and agree to work on a school history project with her instead of with her usual partner Sally?

3. Why does Marlee assign a drink to each person in her life that represents that person's personality?

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

5. 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?

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

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 decide to stay in Mr. Harding's room instead of going to the cafeteria for lunch after Liz leaves school?

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

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

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

When Liz is forced to attend an all-Negro school after she is caught trying to "pass" as white at Marlee's school, the Negro students treat her badly. Write an essay explaining the reasons why the Negro students at Liz's school treat her the way they do.

Essay Topic 3

Levine uses the terms of the era to describe black people that are not considered acceptable today, including the words "colored" and "Negro." Levine also has several characters use the highly offensive racial slur "nigger." Write an essay analyzing the effect of the author's choice to use such a powerful word and explain how her use of the word informs the readers' perception of the characters who say it.

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