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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 The Color of Underneath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Birdie's mother discuss with her friends in the basement?
(a) Forced integration.
(b) Environmental issues.
(c) Religion.
(d) Women's rights.

2. Why doesn't Nicholas want Birdie outside alone at night?
(a) Because a murderer escaped from a nearby prison.
(b) Because she is a girl.
(c) Because they live in a dangerous neighborhood.
(d) Because she could easily get lost in the deep woods.

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

4. What does Sandy do with the girls on the day she keeps them out of school in Chapter 3?
(a) They drive to New York and see a Broadway show.
(b) They eat pizza and watch old movies.
(c) They go to Concord and visit sites of literary significance.
(d) They visit their Grandma Logan.

5. How does Carmen treat Cole?
(a) She is rude and makes cutting remarks about Deck.
(b) She ignores Cole completely.
(c) She is friendly and fixes Cole's hair.
(d) She is kind and teaches Cole how to drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which offensive gift has Grandma Lodge given Cole in the past?

2. Which character confronts Birdie on the playground?

3. What offensive name does Carmen begin calling Birdie?

4. What color does Sandy dye her hair at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of Birdie and Cole's secret language?

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