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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 Betty Jean figure out that Marlee is secretly seeing Liz?
2. What does Betty Jean insist on doing to demonstrate her gratitude for Marlee's father's help with Curtis?
3. Although the WEC is ostensibly apolitical, what do its members really privately believe in?
4. What disease does Marlee get in January of 1959?
5. What does Mrs. Winthrop come to the house to tell Marlee's parents in Chapter 41?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Marlee walk into the woods when she realizes JT and Red have followed her to the rock crusher?
2. What does Liz ask Marlee to do in exchange for Liz catching crawdads with Marlee?
3. Why is Marlee so upset when her mother suggests she tutor JT in math?
4. What big news does Judy tell Marlee over Thanksgiving break and what does Marlee think about it?
5. Why did Marlee feel so responsible for Betty Jean's son, Curtis's, arrest?
6. How does Marlee feel about Liz's budding relationship with Curtis?
7. What idea does Ms. Winthrop bring to the WEC that the group's leaders reject?
8. What problems does Liz tell Marlee she experiences once she has to attend the Negro school in her neighborhood?
9. Why does Liz not understand why Marlee stopped liking JT?
10. What event finally forces Marlee to tell her parents that she has been secretly meeting Liz for months?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marlee forms an unusually intense relationship with Liz. Write an essay analyzing why Liz's friendship meant so much to Marlee.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Marlee's relationship with her mother seems to be improving, but it suffers a big setback when Mrs. Nisbett becomes a substitute teacher in Marlee's class. Write an essay analyzing the events that lead to heightened tensions between Marlee and her mother as a result of Mrs. Nisbett's substitute teaching.
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