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

2. Which character confronts Birdie on the playground?
(a) Cole.
(b) Redbone.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Mona.

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

4. What does Cole 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.

5. Whom does Birdie search for when she leaves her mother?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Her old boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the snapshot stuck in the encyclopedia show?

2. Where do Sandy and Birdie stay while in upstate New York?

3. How much older than Birdie is Cole?

4. What types of items are in Birdie's present?

5. Which character does Birdie compare Sandy to in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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