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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. Where does JT tell Marlee Red has hidden the dynamite?

2. Who brings Marlee her school assignments while she is sick?

3. How does Judy feel about Marlee's and David's conversation in Chapter 38?

4. How does Little Jimmy tell Marlee he feels about Liz?

5. What does Marlee discover Act 10 is all about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Marlee ask her mother to come pick her up from Sally's roller-skating party?

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

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

5. What did Marlee hope would come of her writing down a Bible verse and putting it in her mother's purse?

6. What do the WEC leaders tell Marlee about how they deal with the threatening letters they receive about their political work?

7. What big news does Judy tell Marlee over Thanksgiving break and what does Marlee think about it?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Levine uses the terms of the era to describe black people that are not considered acceptable today, including the words "colored" and "Negro." Levine also has several characters use the highly offensive racial slur "nigger." Write an essay analyzing the effect of the author's choice to use such a powerful word and explain how her use of the word informs the readers' perception of the characters who say it.

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, Marlee has a crush on JT Dalton, but by the end she turns him down when he asks her out. Write an essay analyzing how and why Marlee's feelings toward JT change over the course of the book.

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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