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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. How does Birdie travel to Boston?

2. Where does Sandy meet Jim?

3. Who is Alexis?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Birdie finance her trip to California?

2. What reaction does Birdie expect her mother to have about her absence?

3. How does Birdie attempt to find her father and Cole in Chapter 16?

4. Why does Jim scold Birdie for lying?

5. How is the class difference between Birdie and Nicholas demonstrated in the novel?

6. Why won't Sandy allow Birdie to try and contact Deck and Cole in Brazil?

7. How does Nicholas offend Birdie in Chapter 10?

8. What mementos does Birdie find stashed in her mother's room?

9. Describe Samantha.

10. Why does Birdie feel betrayed by Sandy in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of WASPs in the novel? How does Sandy identify a WASP? What ironies are evident in her description? How does Sandy's perceptions of WASPs affect both her and Birdie's characters?

Essay Topic 2

Caucasia is filled with ironies relating to race and cultural acceptance. List examples of irony found in the novel and note how these situations affect the characters. How is irony linked to the subjects of racism, acceptance, and relationships in the novel? How do these ironic situations affect the characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sandy's development of paranoia after she and Deck separate. How does Sandy's paranoia motivate her? What effect does it have on other characters and how do they react to Sandy? Is her paranoia genuine? Why or why not?

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