The Lions of Little Rock Quiz

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Why does Marlee make notes about what she’s going to stay when she calls Dad about Curtis in Section 5? (from Section 5, Chapters 24 - 27)

She is frightened of forgetting something.

She is frightened of her Dad’s disapproval if she makes a mistake.

She wants to make sure she gets everything right.

She is less frightened of speaking if she doesn’t have to think of what to say.

What is the significance of Marlee hearing the lions roar as she completes her dive in Section 11? (from Section 9, Chapters 45 - 49)

Throughout the book, the lions have been associated with friendship, of the sort that Marlee is celebrating by making the dive.

Throughout the book, the lions have been associated with fear, of the sort that Marlee is defeating by making the dive.

Throughout the book, the lions have been associated with courage, of the sort that Marlee has shown in making the dive.

Throughout the book, the lions have been associated with anger, of the sort that Marlee is conquering by making the dive.

What is it about Marlee’s conversation with Little Jimmy on the church float that suggests, to both her and the reader, that there is more potential to their friendship than Marlee initially thought? (from Section 6, Chapters 28 - 33)

The fact that it takes place while they’re both riding on a whites-only float.

The fact that he tells her he is spreading rumors about her friendship with Liz.

The fact that the float that they’re riding on is based on a Bible verse that Marlee finds significant.

The fact that he writes in a journal the way Liz agreed to do.

Which character finds his / her voice at a particularly significant moment, and what is that moment?

Red’s mother, when she speaks up in support of Marlee’s claims about him.

Liz, when she speaks up in support of Marlee’s right to attend a black school.

Mother, when she speaks up in support of Liz’s right to pass as white.

Miss Winthrop, when she speaks up in support of the segregationists.

The terms “colored” and “Negro” might be replaced with which terms in contemporary conversation?

Indigenous.

African-American.

Native American.

Indian.