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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which language does Birdie use while praying?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Elemeno.
(d) Black English.
2. What object of Samantha's is in Birdie's special box?
(a) A photograph of Birdie and Samantha at the beach.
(b) Samantha's necklace.
(c) One of Samantha's hairs.
(d) A postcard from Boston.
3. What does Sandy discover has happened to Nkrumah school in Chapter 16?
(a) It has closed.
(b) It was bought by Berkeley.
(c) It burned.
(d) It is now a public school.
4. What does Birdie do that sparks a racial confrontation in Chapter 13?
(a) She waves at a black boy.
(b) She talks to a Puerto Rican boy through the car window.
(c) She sticks her tongue out at a black boy.
(d) She stares at a Puerto Rican boy.
5. Why doesn't Birdie tell her Aunt Dot where Sandy is living?
(a) She is afraid Aunt Dot will contact Sandy.
(b) She is concerned Aunt Dot might be working with the feds.
(c) Sandy is still afraid of Deck.
(d) She does not want to tell Aunt Dot about Jim.
6. Why is Nicholas expelled from his private school?
(a) For mooning the headmistress.
(b) For cheating.
(c) For having an affair with his English teacher.
(d) For stealing from the school office.
7. Why won't Sandy allow Birdie to contact Deck and Cole?
(a) She is afraid the FBI will capture them.
(b) Because she is afraid of Deck.
(c) Because she wants to hurt Deck.
(d) She knows that Deck does not want to see Birdie.
8. Who is Samantha?
(a) The Marsh's new maid.
(b) The only dark-skinned biracial girl at school.
(c) Nicholas' new girlfriend.
(d) The leader of Birdie's new group of friends.
9. Why does Sandy drop a jar of jam in the store?
(a) She is shocked to see Cole.
(b) Redbone suddenly appears in front of her.
(c) She is shocked to see a black girl with a white mother.
(d) It slips from her trembling fingers.
10. What does Birdie take from her mother's box of mementos?
(a) The Egyptian necklace.
(b) A photo of her father and Cole.
(c) A postcard from Aunt Dot.
(d) Her great grandmother's wedding ring.
11. In Chapter 12, where does Nicholas spend his summer?
(a) Boston.
(b) In the Marsh's garden.
(c) Spain.
(d) Paris.
12. Why does Birdie go to the woods to urinate in Chapter 14?
(a) Because Mona is in the bathroom being sick.
(b) Because the bathroom is full of girls smoking pot.
(c) The line to the bathroom is too long.
(d) Because the toilet is broken.
13. What is the name of Birdie's fictitious father?
(a) David Goldman.
(b) Bernie Bloomington.
(c) David Bloomington.
(d) Bernie Goldman.
14. In Chapter 10, what school does Birdie imagine she is attending?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) South Boston Junior High.
(c) Nkrumah.
(d) Dorchester Elementary.
15. What do Birdie and Nicholas smoke in Chapter 10?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) A ham.
(d) Cigars.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Birdie doing in Chapter 10 when Nicholas visits her in the barn?
2. What does Nicholas claim to have done in Amsterdam?
3. Who is Mona?
4. Why does Ali lie about his father?
5. What does Birdie trade her Grandma Lodge in exchange for the funds to travel to California?
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