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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Liz bring with her the first time she meets Marlee after she is forced to leave school?
(a) A pet turtle.
(b) A bag of peanuts.
(c) A new scarf.
(d) The book of magic squares.

2. Who is the first person in Marlee's house that she tells about what happened to Liz?
(a) Betty Jean.
(b) Judy.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

3. What drink does Marlee associate her mother with?
(a) Mountain Dew.
(b) Coke.
(c) Warm milk.
(d) Hot black tea so strong she is almost coffee.

4. Who do Marlee and Liz catch throwing eggs at Mrs. Jefferson's house on Halloween?
(a) David.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Little Jimmy.
(d) JT and Red.

5. What does Marlee's mother say when she finds out about what happened with Liz?
(a) She assumes Marlee is upset that Liz lied to her.
(b) She says it is OK that Liz did what she did.
(c) She says Marlee was wrong to make friends with Liz.
(d) She says Marlee should never have spoken up in class for her presentation.

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

7. What is the name Liz uses when she telephones Marlee?
(a) Nicole.
(b) Janet.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Liz.

8. Why does Marlee decide to stay in Mr. Harding's room at lunchtime?
(a) She is too tired to go to the cafeteria.
(b) She really loves English.
(c) She has a crush on Mr. Harding.
(d) She does not want to face her friends and hear the bad things they have to say about Liz.

9. What does Ms. Taylor tell Marlee on the day of her and Liz's presentation?
(a) Liz will be absent for the school day.
(b) Liz is never coming back to school.
(c) Liz's father has died and she will be out of school for the week.
(d) Liz has had a terrible accident.

10. Why does Liz tell Sally she was not at the pool during the summer?
(a) She is afraid of water.
(b) She can not swim.
(c) She is not allowed at the pool.
(d) She just moved to the area recently.

11. How does Liz decide to give Marlee her phone number so no one but they will know what it is?
(a) She writes it in a magic square format.
(b) She gives Marlee an encrypted key to decipher the numbers.
(c) She writes it in invisible ink.
(d) She taps it out in Morse code.

12. What does Judy do to try to make amends with Marlee in Chapter 7?
(a) She brings Pretty Boy to stay in Marlee's room.
(b) She buys Marlee a puppy.
(c) She buys Marlee a candy bar.
(d) She tells Marlee she is the best sister in the world.

13. How does Marlee get home from school every day?
(a) Her mother drives her.
(b) She rides the bus.
(c) Mrs. McDaniels drives her.
(d) She walks.

14. What group does Ms. Winthrop introduce Marlee to?
(a) The NAACP.
(b) The National Organization for Women.
(c) The WEC.
(d) CROSS.

15. What does Judy do when Marlee cuts her finger?
(a) Puts a band aid on it.
(b) Glues the cut together.
(c) Wraps it in her handkerchief.
(d) Rinses it with water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase that was used for the first Negro students to attend a white public school in Little Rock?

2. What does Liz give to Marlee to help her with her presentation?

3. Who is the boy who asks Marlee for help with his math homework?

4. Why does Liz tell Marlee she picked Marlee to work with?

5. What does Marlee's father tell her about who Pastor George is?

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