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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. How does Marlee's friend Sally treat her when she becomes overcome with anxiety at the pool?

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

3. What does Judy tell Marlee she needs to do in order to make good friends?

4. What drink does Marlee associate her mother with?

5. What prop does Marlee use in her presentation on the Quapaw Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the novel, the closest and most honest relationship Marlee has is with her sister, Judy, but by the end of the book their relationship has changed significantly. Write an essay exploring the evolution of Marlee's relationship with Judy and exploring both the positive and negative effects the changes have had on Marlee.

Essay Topic 2

How does the rift between Mr. and Mrs. Dalton over racial issues seem different from the disagreements over racial issues that exist between Marlee's parents? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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