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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 Sit and Spin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice do both Sandy and Birdie's teacher give Birdie?
(a) Blood is thicker than water.
(b) Respect your elders.
(c) Stay away from Mona.
(d) Stay away from Redbone.

2. Where do Birdie and Cole sleep?
(a) Together in the basement bedroom.
(b) In separate rooms.
(c) Together on the pull-out couch.
(d) Together in the attic bedroom.

3. Why does Sandy want to stop running and settle down?
(a) She is tired of running.
(b) She is too sick to keep running.
(c) She feels bad that Birdie has no home.
(d) She meets a wonderful man.

4. What do the taunting boys throw at Birdie in Chapter 12?
(a) Pennies.
(b) Food.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Quarters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What offensive name does Carmen begin calling Birdie?

2. Why does Sandy want Birdie to change her racial identity?

3. What does Cole's Nana teach her to appreciate when she is three?

4. What surprising meal does Sandy buy Cole and Birdie in Chapter 3?

5. How does Cole entertain a bored Birdie at the restaurant in Chapter 5?

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