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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. What is the name of Andrew's wife?

2. What does Little Bee face if she returns to Nigeria?

3. What did the girls hear coming from the jungle?

4. What nationality is the author of this book?

5. Who did Little Bee meet on the beach in Nigeria before she was detained?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does being an illegal immigrant ultimately mean for Little Bee?

3. What does Charlie do at the graveside burial?

4. What did the oil men demand from Sarah and Andrew in exchange for the girls' lives?

5. Why might the author have written this book about immigration?

6. Why might the taxi company refuse to pick up immigrants?

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

8. How does Little Bee know Andrew?

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

10. How did Little Bee and her sister meet Sarah and Andrew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While cleaning Andrew's office Sarah comes across some research that leads her to believe that he was planning to write a book about girls like Little Bee. Sarah tells Little Bee of her discovery and the two of them agree that Sarah should continue Andrew's work.

1) Do you believe that this is the right thing to do? Why or why not?

2) How might writing the book help Sarah honor Andrew's memory?

3) How might the book help Little Bee?

Essay Topic 2

It is very obvious that Lawrence dislikes Little Bee. He takes every opportunity to try to bully the girl into turning herself in. He also tries hard to get Sarah to make Little Bee leave.

1) Why do you think Lawrence dislikes Little Bee? What are some reasons he might want Sarah and Little Bee kept apart?

2) Do you feel that Lawrence should be entitled to an opinion on Little Bee and Sarah's relationship? Why or why not?

Provide examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Everyone in the book "Little Bee" allows their fear and disappointment to effect their lives. What are the following characters afraid of? How has their fear effected them? Provide examples from the text to support your assertions.

1) Andrew

2) Little Bee

3) Sarah

4) Charlie

5) Lawrence

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