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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Phenotypic Peek-a-boos.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Birdie and Cole different?
(a) Cole is shy while Birdie is bold.
(b) They have different tastes in music and clothing.
(c) They live in different parts of the country.
(d) They have different skin colors, so people treat them differently.

2. What offensive name does Carmen begin calling Birdie?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Beemer.
(c) Robin.
(d) Raven.

3. Why does Sandy want Birdie to change her racial identity?
(a) Because she fears the activist rebels will kidnap Birdie.
(b) Because the FBI is looking for a white woman with a black child.
(c) Because she fears the Brazillian Government might try to sell Birdie.
(d) Because the Boston PD is looking for a white woman and white child.

4. What does Cole do to try and fit in with the students at her private school?
(a) She wears lipstick and has her hair braided into small braids.
(b) She wears her hair in a thick braid and gets her ears pierced.
(c) She joins the cheerleading squad.
(d) She skips school and hangs out near the park.

5. What do Cole and Birdie learn from an Ebony magazine article?
(a) About forced integration.
(b) How to braid their hair.
(c) Black English.
(d) How to wear turbans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Deck Lee?

2. Which character confronts Birdie on the playground?

3. Why does the school clerk want to assign Birdie and Cole to different public schools?

4. What does Sandy do with the girls on the day she keeps them out of school in Chapter 3?

5. How does Carmen treat Birdie after they meet in person?

(see the answer key)

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