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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. Why did the oil men continue to hunt for Little Bee and her sister?

2. What does Little Bee realize as she is outside waiting for the taxi?

3. What does Sarah feel killed her husband?

4. What is Little Bee given as she leaves the place she has lived for two years?

5. What does Little Bee tell the taxi company?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Little Bee been a detention center for so long?

2. Why does the taxi driver become angry and leave the girls at the detention center?

3. What did Sarah and Andrew do in response to the oil men's bargain?

4. How did Sarah and Andrew become involved with Little Bee, her sister and the oil men?

5. What horrible truth does Little Bee learn from Yvette while at the dormitory?

6. Who does Little Bee call from the detention center?

7. Who is Yvette?

8. Where do the girls end up staying the night?

9. What does Little Bee's lie to the taxi company tell the reader about her character?

10. Where is Sarah going when Little Bee knocks on her door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Little Bee has always promised herself that she would commit suicide if she were ever caught and taken back to Nigeria. However, once she is faced with being taken away from Sarah by soldiers she feels differently. She no longer thinks about dying, but about living. What has changed inside Little Bee? How does she view the world now? How does she view life? What has caused these changes in Little Bee's thinking?

Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The antagonist in a story is not always an obvious "bad guy". The oil men are obvious antagonist, but what about Sarah's lover Lawrence? Would you classify Lawrence as antagonist (someone whom the hero/heroine struggles against) or would you classify him as a protagonist (someone helpful to the hero/heroine)?

Choose either antagonist or protagonist (no in between). Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Little Bee goes out of her way to look after young Charlie. In fact, at different times in the book, she is willing to sacrifice her own needs and desires to save him. Why might Little Bee connect so strongly with Charlie? What is it about him that she relates too? Do you think that Little Bee truly cares for Charlie? Why or why not?

Provide examples from the text to support your answers.

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