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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. Why does Birdie have difficulty fitting into her new private school?
(a) She is painfully shy and afraid of the other students.
(b) She doesn't appear to be black enough.
(c) She doesn't appear to be white enough.
(d) Her clothes are old and shoddy.

2. Which character teases Birdie about giving the "black is beautiful" salute at school?
(a) Cole.
(b) Ali.
(c) Deck.
(d) Sandy.

3. Who is Cole Lee?
(a) Deck and Sandy's light skinned youngest daughter.
(b) Sandy's white daughter from her first marriage.
(c) Deck's dark skinned sister.
(d) Deck and Sandy's dark skinned oldest daughter.

4. What does Cole's Nana teach her to appreciate when she is three?
(a) African Folk Art.
(b) Sweetened coffee with cream.
(c) Nat King Cole's music.
(d) Billie Holiday and the Blues.

5. Which character does Birdie stay with during her teen years?
(a) Redbone.
(b) Deck.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Dot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Birdie and Cole different?

2. Why do Cole and her father leave America?

3. What type of mask does Sandy wear when playing with her daughters in Chapter 3?

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

5. Why doesn't Sandy want Birdie to attend Deck's preferred school?

(see the answer key)

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