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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Disintegration of Funk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Cole and Birdie separated for a week in Chapter 4?
(a) Sandy takes Birdie to visit Grandma Logan.
(b) Sandy sends Cole to Grandma Logan's house.
(c) A snowstorm has shut down Boston.
(d) Cole goes to boarding school for a week.

2. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Redbone.
(c) Grandma Logan.
(d) Deck.

3. What do Cole and Birdie learn from an Ebony magazine article?
(a) About forced integration.
(b) Black English.
(c) How to wear turbans.
(d) How to braid their hair.

4. Why does Birdie have difficulty fitting into her new private school?
(a) Her clothes are old and shoddy.
(b) She doesn't appear to be black enough.
(c) She is painfully shy and afraid of the other students.
(d) She doesn't appear to be white enough.

5. What color does Sandy dye her hair at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Copper.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character teases Birdie about giving the "black is beautiful" salute at school?

2. Why is Birdie invited to be a part of Maria's group?

3. Who has been using Sandy and Deck's second floor guestroom in Chapter 1?

4. Which school would Deck like for his daughters to attend?

5. Where is Aunt Dot moving to in Chapter 1?

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