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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlee's father have to do to get Curtis out of jail?
(a) Pay a $1,000 fine.
(b) Get him a lawyer.
(c) Get the pastor.
(d) Pay a $50 fine.

2. What does Marlee tell JT about doing his math homework in Chapter 33?
(a) She says she will not do it any more.
(b) She says she will tell the teacher he has been cheating.
(c) She says he needs to start paying her.
(d) She says she will make sure to get more answers right.

3. What is Judy's boyfriend's name?
(a) Jimmy Curtis.
(b) Joe Antonio.
(c) Robert Laurence.
(d) Harvey Dent.

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

5. What is Marlee looking for that Red has in Chapter 47?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Money.
(c) Guns.
(d) Knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marlee's substitute teacher when she comes back to school after being sick?

2. Who ends up driving Marlee and JT to Sally's party?

3. What happens when Liz tries Marlee's suggestion about going through the multiplication tables to help her stay quiet?

4. What new friend does Liz tell Marlee about in Chapter 33?

5. What happens late on Thanksgiving night that is disturbing to Marlee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Betty Jean tell Marlee about what the NAACP had advised Negroes about sending their children to private segregated schools?

2. How does JT react when Marlee finally tells him she will no longer do his math homework for him?

3. What purpose does Marlee help Ms. Winthrop canvass her neighborhood for?

4. What does Mrs. Dalton, JT's mother, tell the WEC women about why she is there helping the group?

5. What is the reason Marlee's father gives when she asks him why he helped Curtis get out of jail?

6. What idea does Ms. Winthrop bring to the WEC that the group's leaders reject?

7. What does Marlee's mother tell her about the origins of Marlee's name when she gives her the letter opener on her birthday?

8. Why does Marlee walk into the woods when she realizes JT and Red have followed her to the rock crusher?

9. What does David tell Marlee about the significance of Act 10?

10. What problems does Liz tell Marlee she experiences once she has to attend the Negro school in her neighborhood?

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