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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Little Bee lived for the past two years?
(a) A detention center in Africa.
(b) A refugee camp in London.
(c) A refugee camp in Africa.
(d) A detention center in London.

2. Why does Little Bee run away?
(a) She is afraid of being deported.
(b) She stole money and must leave.
(c) She is sad and wants time alone.
(d) She is afraid of being accused of murder.

3. What does the taxi company tell one of the girls on the phone?
(a) She must pay double because she is an immigrant.
(b) She must have three other passengers for pick up.
(c) They do not pick up immigrants anymore.
(d) They do not have enough gas to come to the center.

4. What is the name of Andrew's wife?
(a) Little Bee.
(b) Charlie.
(c) O'Rourke.
(d) Sarah.

5. How does the taxi driver react to the girls?
(a) He leers at them and says vulgar things.
(b) He ignores them during the drive.
(c) He is very helpful.
(d) He becomes angry and drives away.

6. What caused Andrew to feel the way he did?
(a) Drug abuse.
(b) The incident on the beach in Nigeria.
(c) Andrew's affair with Sarah's friend.
(d) Chemical issues in his brain.

7. What does Little Bee discover about Yvette while staying in the empty dormitory?
(a) She is not as old as she looks.
(b) She was released without the proper papers.
(c) She is a murderer.
(d) She is a thief.

8. What country is Yvette from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Peru.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Gamiba.

9. What did the oil men do to Little Bee's village?
(a) They killed everyone.
(b) They took them hostage.
(c) They forced them into labor.
(d) They gave them money.

10. Who released Yvette from the detention center?
(a) A male officer.
(b) A female officer.
(c) Her parents.
(d) A judge.

11. Who helps Charlie when he is upset at the grave site?
(a) Little Bee.
(b) Sarah.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His Aunt Laura.

12. Why did Little Bee wish to escape Nigeria?
(a) She wants to be a star.
(b) She wanted to make money.
(c) Her village and family were wiped out.
(d) Her family murdered other villiagers.

13. What point of view is this story written in?
(a) First person.
(b) Limited omniscient.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Third person.

14. What does Sarah ask Little Bee to remember?
(a) Her time in the detention center.
(b) The funeral details.
(c) Her feelings for her sister.
(d) The day on the Nigerian beach where they met.

15. What does Little Bee tell the taxi company?
(a) That she must take her friend to the hospital.
(b) That the girls are citizens who have been wrongly detained.
(c) That the girls are cleaners who need a ride to their next job.
(d) That she will sue the company if they do not pick her up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this mean for Little Bee?

2. What happens once the taxi arrives?

3. What were the oil men carrying as weapons when they emerged from the jungle?

4. How many other girls were released because of Yvette?

5. What did the couple think the sound was coming from the jungle?

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