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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 Liz's little brother's name?

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

3. How does Marlee decide she will try to contact Liz?

4. What is Marlee's family so pleased about that happened on Marlee's first day of school?

5. Who helps Marlee at the pool in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Marlee's parents tell Judy and Marlee that Judy has to move to their grandmother's house in Pine Bluff?

2. What does Marlee do to cope with her anxiety when she is expected to speak to new people?

3. What does Marlee's fear of jumping off the high dive in Chapter 1 represent?

4. When Governor Faubus orders the schools in Little Rock to close, how do Marlee's parents react to the news?

5. How does Marlee find out what really happened to Liz that prevents her from coming back to school?

6. How does Liz act when the colored students walk into the library where she and Marlee are preparing for their history project?

7. Why does Marlee's father refuse to let Judy go to a private school?

8. What does Marlee discover her new math teacher, Mr. Harding, does differently than her previous math teacher on her first day of school?

9. Why does Judy make Marlee promise to say at least one full sentence on her first day of school?

10. Why is Marlee disappointed with JT's behavior on the first day she meets him to help him with his math homework?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Liz is forced to attend an all-Negro school after she is caught trying to "pass" as white at Marlee's school, the Negro students treat her badly. Write an essay explaining the reasons why the Negro students at Liz's school treat her the way they do.

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, the closest and most honest relationship Marlee has is with her sister, Judy, but by the end of the book their relationship has changed significantly. Write an essay exploring the evolution of Marlee's relationship with Judy and exploring both the positive and negative effects the changes have had on Marlee.

Essay Topic 3

How does the rift between Mr. and Mrs. Dalton over racial issues seem different from the disagreements over racial issues that exist between Marlee's parents? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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