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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 Nicholas offend Birdie at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Which character offers Birdie a ride home from town in Chapter 9?

3. Which god does Birdie pray to in Chapter 12?

4. What is Birdie doing in Chapter 10 when Nicholas visits her in the barn?

5. What type of career does Birdie claim her fictitious Grandfather Goldman held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Samantha.

2. How does Birdie endanger her and Sandy's cover story?

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

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

5. What happens to Birdie and Sandy's relationship after Birdie moves to Boston?

6. Why do the girls in New Hampshire make fun of Birdie in Chapter 9?

7. Describe Birdie's conversation with Samantha at Dennis' party.

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

9. Describe Birdie's trip to New York in Chapter 13.

10. Who is Jim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the value placed on skin color in the novel? How does skin color relate to racial perceptions and attitudes? How does the attitude prevalent towards skin color in the novel affect the education, social acceptance, and emotional well-being of the characters in the novel? How might perceptions about skin color affect Birdie's future children? Cole's future children?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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