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Caucasia | Quiz

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Caucasia | Quiz

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1)

Why doesn't Deck want to leave with Sandy? (from Chapter 5 Disintegration of Funk)

He wants to stay and teach at Berkeley.
He is tired of listening to her political drivel.
He does not want to leave the United States.
He wants to stay with Carmen.
2)

According to Ronnie Parkman, how long do Deck and Cole stay in Brazil? (from Chapter 17 High Soul Burn)

Five years.
Two years.
Two months.
Six months.
3)

How does Sandy change physically once she goes "on the run"? (from Chapter 6 Phenotypic Peek-a-boos)

She loses weight and becomes thin.
She gains weight and must wear sweatpants.
Her face appears to sag and age quickly.
She allows her tan to fade.
4)

What type of paper is used to wrap Birdie's gift? (from Chapter 5 Disintegration of Funk)

Birthday paper.
Christmas paper.
White butcher paper.
The Sunday comics.
5)

Where does Birdie find the Egyptian necklace? (from Chapter 6 Phenotypic Peek-a-boos)

In her mother's jewelry box.
In her box of Africanabilia.
In her box of negrobilia.
In her bag of Africana.
6)

What false identity does Sandy claim when speaking to Walter Marsh? (from Chapter 8 The Color of Underneath)

A former high school history teacher.
A widowed professor's wife.
A widowed society wife.
A freelance writer.
7)

Why does Ali lie about his father? (from Chapter 17 High Soul Burn)

Because his father is living with a white woman.
Because he is trying to protect his father from the FBI.
Because he is embarrassed that his father is in jail.
Because his father is living in a homosexual relationship with a white man.
8)

Who does Birdie speak to before she boards the plane for California? (from Chapter 18 Wonders of the Invisible World)

Deck.
Cole.
Aunt Dot.
Sandy.
9)

Why does Sandy want to stop running and settle down? (from Chapter 7)

She feels bad that Birdie has no home.
She meets a wonderful man.
She is too sick to keep running.
She is tired of running.
10)

Which character does Birdie compare Sandy to in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6 Phenotypic Peek-a-boos)

Barbara Walters.
Billie Holiday.
Grandma Lodge.
Cole.
11)

In Chapter 11, why does Birdie call information in Boston? (from Chapter 11 Ashes and Elbow Grease)

To locate a private investigator.
To locate the Boston Police Department.
To find her father's phone number.
To find Aunt Dot's phone number.
12)

In Chapter 8, why does Nicholas go outside his home one night? (from Chapter 8 The Color of Underneath)

To investigate a noise.
To replant the yellow rose bush.
To hide from Mr. Marsh.
To smoke.
13)

What types of items are in Birdie's present? (from Chapter 6 Phenotypic Peek-a-boos)

Reminders of her childhood.
Reminders of her African-American heritage.
Photos of Deck, Cole, and Birdie.
Childhood toys and drawings.
14)

What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14? (from Chapter 14 The Brown and the Pink)

Leave Sandy and try to find Deck and Cole.
Move in with Mona.
Move in with Nicholas.
Color her hair.
15)

What color does Sandy dye her hair at the end of Chapter 5? (from Chapter 5 Disintegration of Funk)

Black.
Brown.
Blond.
Copper.
16)

Which other character, besides Nicholas, has Birdie made out with in the past? (from Chapter 10 Tintin in the Congo)

Alexis.
Redbone.
Mona.
Jim.
17)

What does Birdie notice about her mother's hair in Chapter 14? (from Chapter 14 The Brown and the Pink)

Sandy has stopped dyeing her hair.
It is very different from her own hair.
It is turning gray.
Sandy has cut her hair short.
18)

What does Jim scold Birdie for in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9 Soundtrack to a Pass)

Being argumentative.
Shoplifting.
Lying.
Running away.
19)

What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years? (from Chapter 16 Casts and Die)

That she was in Brazil.
That Grandma Lodge sent her away to boarding school.
That Sandy was working for the government.
That she was exploring Africa with Sandy.
20)

What happens when Birdie calls her father's number in California? (from Chapter 18 Wonders of the Invisible World)

Cole answers the phone.
No one answers the phone.
Carmen answers the phone.
She hears Deck's voice on the answering machine.
21)

Where does Sandy decide to settle at the end of Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

New Mexico.
New Jersey.
New York.
New Hampshire.
22)

Why do Birdie and Nicholas become such close friends? (from Chapter 10 Tintin in the Congo)

Neither one of them really "fit-in".
They both love horses.
Both have unhappy home lives.
They are both biracial.
23)

What does Walter Marsh accuse the gardener of doing in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8 The Color of Underneath)

Leaving work early.
Stealing corn from their garden.
Stealing the yellow roses from their garden.
Damaging the yellow rose bush.
24)

How does Nicholas offend Birdie at the end of Chapter 10? (from Chapter 10 Tintin in the Congo)

He leaves without saying goodbye.
He tells her he would never kiss a black girl.
He tells her she almost looks black.
He calls her mother "white trash".
25)

What item does Cole place in Birdie's bed in Chapter 5? (from Chapter 5 Disintegration of Funk)

Mr. Golliwog.
The napkin doll from the restaurant.
A shoebox.
Her favorite shirt.
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