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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 48 - 57).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlee discover about Liz that persuades her to want to work with Liz?
(a) Like Marlee, Liz loves to talk.
(b) Liz has a pet weasel Marlee wants to see.
(c) Liz has a book of magic squares, which Marlee loves.
(d) Like Marlee, Liz also loves to draw.

2. What does Marlee like about Mr. Harding on the first day of school?
(a) He calls on the girls as much as he calls on the boys in class.
(b) He dresses well.
(c) He is very silly.
(d) He reminds her of her father.

3. What does Marlee's mother tell Marlee's father in Chapter 18 that makes him very angry?
(a) She accepted a job at a private high school.
(b) She has donated money to communist causes.
(c) She spent all their grocery money on new furniture.
(d) She is working for the pro-segregationists.

4. What does Liz give to Marlee to help her with her presentation?
(a) A book of magic squares.
(b) A special bow for her hair.
(c) A piece of ice.
(d) A black feather to act as a talisman.

5. What does Marlee finally do in Chapter 57 at the pool?
(a) Go underwater.
(b) Buy a hot dog.
(c) Hold her breath underwater for 30 seconds.
(d) Jump off the high dive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Judy tell Marlee on Thanksgiving Day that she is very excited about?

2. How does Marlee's friend Sally treat her when she becomes overcome with anxiety at the pool?

3. What does Judy tell Marlee about how she is doing in Pine Bluff in her letters to Marlee?

4. What does Marlee tell David about why she needed him to pick her up in Chapter 49?

5. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee about her work with the WEC in Chapter 29?

(see the answer key)

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