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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 does Mrs Dalton reveal to the WEC members about her husband at the WEC meeting in Chapter 39?
2. What effect does Marlee's mother's speech have on her?
3. What new friend does Liz tell Marlee about in Chapter 33?
4. What is the acronym for the new group Marlee and her parents join to try to protect her father's job?
5. Who is the first person Marlee sees at the zoo in Chapter 47 whom she recognizes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What idea does Ms. Winthrop bring to the WEC that the group's leaders reject?
2. What does Mrs. Dalton, JT's mother, tell the WEC women about why she is there helping the group?
3. What does Marlee tell her mother when her mother comes to pick her up from Sally's roller-skating party?
4. What does Red do at the Christmas parade that upsets Marlee?
5. What event finally forces Marlee to tell her parents that she has been secretly meeting Liz for months?
6. What did Betty Jean tell Marlee about what the NAACP had advised Negroes about sending their children to private segregated schools?
7. How does JT react when Marlee finally tells him she will no longer do his math homework for him?
8. Why does Marlee walk into the woods when she realizes JT and Red have followed her to the rock crusher?
9. What problems does Liz tell Marlee she experiences once she has to attend the Negro school in her neighborhood?
10. Why did Marlee feel so responsible for Betty Jean's son, Curtis's, arrest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
When Marlee takes her first plane ride, she expects to be terrified but is delighted to discover she finds flying exhilarating. Write an essay exploring how the flight changes her view of herself and how she responds to her own fears.
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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