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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Disintegration of Funk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which school would Deck like for his daughters to attend?
(a) Nkrumah.
(b) South Boston Junior High.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Dorchester Elementary.

2. What make-up ritual do Sandy and Deck typically have after an argument?
(a) Gin and tonic and a game of cards.
(b) A bottle of red wine, a carton of noodles, and Al Green music.
(c) Pizza, screwdrivers, and Nat King Cole.
(d) Slow dancing to Barry White, a bottle of vodka, and chips.

3. Which famous author is the Lodge family related to?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Cotton Mather.

4. What item does Cole wear at the end of Chapter 5 as she leaves Birdie a present?
(a) An African turban.
(b) Her mother's Egyptian necklace.
(c) Her school shirt.
(d) A bathrobe.

5. What fear does Sandy develop in Chapter 3?
(a) She is afraid of the students living upstairs.
(b) She fears Deck will leave her.
(c) She fears she is under police surveillance.
(d) She thinks that Birdie and Cole will get hurt at school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cole and Birdie learn from an Ebony magazine article?

2. Which character teases Birdie about giving the "black is beautiful" salute at school?

3. How does Deck know the Harvard professor?

4. Why can't Birdie and Cole attend the first day of public school?

5. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?

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