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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. Who do Marlee and Liz catch throwing eggs at Mrs. Jefferson's house on Halloween?

2. What does Marlee's mother say when she finds out about what happened with Liz?

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

4. Who is Pretty Boy?

5. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee is the term for what Liz has done?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ms. Taylor tell Marlee about the reason that Liz is not at school on the day they are supposed to present their history project?

2. Why does Marlee decide to give Liz a chance and agree to work on a school history project with her instead of with her usual partner Sally?

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

4. Why does Marlee decide to stay in Mr. Harding's room instead of going to the cafeteria for lunch after Liz leaves school?

5. What does Betty Jean tell Marlee about some of the reasons Negroes try to pass as white?

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

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

8. How does Marlee find the courage to get up in front of the class to do her presentation even though Liz is not there?

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

10. How does Marlee decide to try to get a message to Liz after Liz can not come back to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When pro-segregation protesters rallied against integration in Little Rock in 1958, Marlee's father remembers that they caused terrible disruption and fear, largely because the local police did not deter or arrest them. But in 1959, Marlee and her father witness the police responding much more effectively to the segregationists, making many arrests and clearing the streets (286). Write an essay exploring why Levine chose to close the book with this scene and the tone she was likely trying to convey in doing so.

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the book, Marlee's mother Maurine initially opposes school integration, but by the novel's end she actively supports it. Write an essay analyzing the evolution of Marlee's mother's ideas about integration and racial equality.

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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