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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 36 - 47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the policeman whom Marlee's father is friendly with?
(a) Sergeant Red.
(b) Sergeant Pike.
(c) Sergeant Curtis.
(d) Sergeant Harris.

2. What is the acronym for the new group Marlee and her parents join to try to protect her father's job?
(a) WEC.
(b) NAACP.
(c) CROSS.
(d) STOP.

3. What does Judy tell Marlee on their bus ride home in Chapter 38?
(a) That she hates Pine Bluff.
(b) That she is planning to run away.
(c) That Robert Laurence broke up with her.
(d) That she wants to come back home and share a room with Marlee again.

4. Why do JT and Red fail to see Liz when they follow Marlee to the rock crusher, where she is meeting Liz?
(a) Liz is hiding in a cave.
(b) Liz jumped into the water.
(c) Liz is hiding under a rock.
(d) Liz is hiding high in a tree.

5. What does Marlee ask Liz to do with her in Chapter 36 that Liz does not want to try?
(a) Paint.
(b) Sing.
(c) Catch crawdads.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlee tell her mother is the reason she is upset when she gets home on Halloween?

2. What does Red do to JT in Chapter 45?

3. What is the important issue the women discuss at Marlee's first WEC meeting?

4. In Chapter 28, what does Marlee suggest that Liz try as an alternative to the times tables to help keep her temper and stay quiet?

5. What does Marlee's father tell her is the reason he helped Curtis and got involved with racial justice issues?

(see the answer key)

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