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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of career does Sandy claim Grandfather Goldman held?
(a) A newspaper editor.
(b) A businessman.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A high school history teacher.

2. What sad realization does Birdie come to at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Sandy has always loved her the most because her skin is light.
(b) Sandy and Deck have always loved Cole more because her skin is dark.
(c) She will never be "black enough" for African-American society.
(d) Deck and Cole are never coming back for her.

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 12, where does Nicholas spend his summer?
(a) Spain.
(b) Paris.
(c) Boston.
(d) In the Marsh's garden.

5. Why does Deck insult Ronnie Parkman?
(a) Because Ronnie has been in jail.
(b) Because he thinks Ronnie is paranoid.
(c) Because Ronnie is living with a white woman.
(d) Because Ronnie is gay.

6. What does Sandy discover has happened to Nkrumah school in Chapter 16?
(a) It has closed.
(b) It is now a public school.
(c) It burned.
(d) It was bought by Berkeley.

7. What does Birdie trade her Grandma Lodge in exchange for the funds to travel to California?
(a) Sandy's cell phone number.
(b) A postcard from Deck.
(c) A postcard from Sandy.
(d) A fictitious address for Sandy.

8. Which other character, besides Nicholas, has Birdie made out with in the past?
(a) Redbone.
(b) Jim.
(c) Mona.
(d) Alexis.

9. In Chapter 11, why does Birdie call information in Boston?
(a) To find her father's phone number.
(b) To locate the Boston Police Department.
(c) To locate a private investigator.
(d) To find Aunt Dot's phone number.

10. Why is Nicholas expelled from his private school?
(a) For mooning the headmistress.
(b) For having an affair with his English teacher.
(c) For stealing from the school office.
(d) For cheating.

11. 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) She knows that Deck does not want to see Birdie.
(d) Because she wants to hurt Deck.

12. How old is Nicholas in Chapter 10?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

13. According to Ronnie Parkman, how long do Deck and Cole stay in Brazil?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

14. Where do Jim, Sandy, Birdie, and Mona get lost when returning from vacation?
(a) New York City.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New Haven.

15. Who is Taj?
(a) Aunt Dot's daughter.
(b) Aunt Dot's son.
(c) Aunt Dot's husband.
(d) Aunt Dot's Pekingese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?

2. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?

3. Who is waiting for Birdie in front of Dot's apartment at the end of Chapter 16?

4. What does Nicholas claim to have done in Amsterdam?

5. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?

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