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WorksheetsThe Lions of Little Rock review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
What are the 3 good things in chapter 21, "Three Good Things"
1.Geometry with Mr. Harding
2.Letters from Judy & WEC
3.Calling Liz.
1.Algebra with Mr. Harding
2. Letters from Judy & WEC
3.Calling Liz.
1.Algebra with Mr. Harding
2. Letters from Liz & WEC
3.Calling Judy.
1.Geometry with Mr. Harding
2. Letters from Judy
3. CCC, and Calling Liz.
In chapter 22, "The Gem" Mrs. Johnson is talking to Liz about Marlee and asks, "Didn't she realize it could be dangerous for you? Didn't she think about the repercussions?"
What is synonym for repercussions?
consequences
people staring at her
danger
surprises
In chapter 22, Marlee stated, "I knew what was wrong. She was upset that I was white. My face burned red with shame."
How can you infer Marlee feels?
Angry
Sad
Warm
Embarassed
At the end of Chapter 22, "The Gem" where do Marlee and Liz agree to meet?
The zoo
The movies
The rock crusher
Outside around the neighborhood
In chapter 23, why does Betty Jean decide not to tell Marlee's parents about the movie theater?
because Marlee threatened her.
because Marlee saved her son, Curtis.
because Marlee lies and says she didn't know Liz was going to be there.
because Marlee speaks up and promises she won't see her again.
What does Marlee agree to teach Liz in chapter 23, "The Rock Crusher"?
How to complete Magic Squares
How to be quiet
How to speak up
How to sign up for the WEC
Why did Red force Marlee to throw eggs at Mrs. Johnson's house, too? (chapter 24)
Because he is a bully
Because he wanted Marlee to keep doing his brother's homework
Because if she tells on them, she will be in trouble too
Because he is racist
Why was Betty Jean's son, Curtis, arrested in Chapter 25?
For flirting with a white woman
For egging Mrs. Johnson's house
For stealing from the grocery store
For talking back to white people
In chapter 26, "Being Quiet," what trick does Marlee teach Liz to do in order to be quiet?
Count prime numbers
Reciting the alphabet backwards
Reciting the nines times tables
Counting backwards from 100
In chapter 27, "At the Meeting," Marlee states, "Mrs. Terry. . . was in her seventies but seemed as energetic as a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice."
What can the reader infer about Mrs. Terry based on this metaphor?
She's not that old.
She's interesting.
She talks a lot.
She's lively.
On page 134, Marlee describes Mrs. Brewer as “white wine in a fancy goblet.”
What can the reader infer about Mrs. Brewer from the use of this metaphor?
Mrs. Brewer is very light skinned
Mrs. Brewer is sophisticated
Mrs. Brewer has a drinking problem
Mrs. Brewer is unorganized
On page 135, Marlee describes JT's mom, Mrs. Dalton, as “a glass of iced tea so weak, you had to add a whole cup of sugar to make it taste like anything at all.”
What can the reader infer about Mrs. Dalton from the use of this metaphor?
Mrs. Dalton does not have an outgoing personality
Mrs. Dalton has an outgoing personality
Mrs. Dalton is not strong
Mrs. Dalton is hyper
What can you infer about JT's mother, Mrs. Dalton, when she states, "Would you please not mention to anyone that you saw me here? . . if my husband found out I was attending these meetings he" - the scar on her eyebrow suddenly flushed red- "he wouldn't like it."
That she supports integration
That she supports segregation
That her husband is abusive
That her husband supports public schooling
Why doesn't Marlee tell her father about the threatening phone call?
Because she was scared that if she told her father that the person would hurt her.
Because she didn't know who it actually was.
Because she wasn't scared of a phone call.
Because she was afraid he might not let her go back to the WEC if she was in danger.
In Chapter 28, "Thanksgiving" Liz tells Marlee counting her nines times table isn't working. What does Marlee suggest now?
Writing her feelings down.
Counting a different times table.
Ignoring the students who talk to Liz like that.
Telling an adult at the school
At the end of Chapter 28, why did Daddy leave the phone off of the hook?
Because he didn't want Judy's boyfriend calling.
Because the WEC kept calling.
Because Liz kept calling and hanging up.
Because the threatening phone calls kept coming.
What did mother and father agree on for Marlee's communication with Liz?
to have them meet at their house
to only talk on the phone
to only meet at the zoo
Miss Winthrop rushed to the Nisbett home to tell them what?
Police found the dynamite in Red's house
Mrs. Nisbett had lost her job
Mr. Nisbett got fired
J.T. cornered Marlee at school; what did he talk to her about?
He wanted to know why she called the police
Getting her to do his English homework
Warn her that now her family was in danger
What does "STOP" stand for?
Stop the outrageous purge
Stop the outrageous petitions
Stop the outnumbered presentations
Marlee gets trapped in ______________________.
the farmhouse
Red's car trunk
school
What did Marlee and Liz take from Red?
His keys
dynamite
both keys and dynamite
How does Marlee get out of the trunk?
uses a letter opener
uses keys
pulls on trunk latch
Who thinks bombing black neighborhoods is funny?
Red and his father
Red and his mother
Red and J.T.
