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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which school would Deck like for his daughters to attend?
(a) Nkrumah.
(b) Dorchester Elementary.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) South Boston Junior High.

2. Which famous author is the Lodge family related to?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Cotton Mather.
(d) Charles Dickens.

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

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

5. What does Redbone show Birdie at her Aunt Dot's farewell party?
(a) Guns.
(b) Her grandfather's book.
(c) A photo of her parents.
(d) Articles about forced integration.

6. What decision does Deck make in Chapter 1 that radically alters Birdie and Cole's lives?
(a) The family will move to Canada.
(b) His daughters will no longer be home-schooled.
(c) The family will move to Brazil.
(d) His daughters will go to boarding school.

7. Why can't Birdie and Cole attend the first day of public school?
(a) They are both sick with the flu.
(b) The bus can't get through due to riotous demonstrations.
(c) Boston is covered in snow.
(d) Sandy refuses to let the girls go to school.

8. Who is Deck Lee?
(a) A black intellectual father and writer.
(b) A black Harvard professor.
(c) A black father and lawyer.
(d) A white intellectual father and writer.

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

10. Who is Bernadette?
(a) Birdie's best friend from Aurora.
(b) Deck's new girlfriend.
(c) An Australian woman who becomes Sandy's lover.
(d) The landlord of Motel 6 in upstate New York.

11. What color does Sandy dye her hair at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Copper.
(b) Black.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

12. What family heirloom does Sandy sell?
(a) An antique painting.
(b) Her grandmother's wedding ring.
(c) The Logan family silver.
(d) The Egyptian necklace.

13. Why does Sandy believe she is about to be arrested?
(a) Because she has been involved in a "revolutionary" women's rights cause.
(b) Because she is a feminist and a lesbian.
(c) Because she left unpaid speeding tickets in Boston.
(d) Because she has been involved in a "revolutionary" racial equality cause.

14. Where does Birdie go to school in Chapter 7?
(a) She is home schooled.
(b) Nkrumah.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) South Boston Junior High.

15. What piece of jewelry does Sandy buy for Birdie?
(a) A Star of David necklace.
(b) A silver bracelet.
(c) A Nubian armband.
(d) A hemp ankle bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Sandy and Deck meet?

2. Where does Birdie find the Egyptian necklace?

3. How are Birdie and Cole different?

4. Which character does Birdie stay with during her teen years?

5. Why are Cole and Birdie separated for a week in Chapter 4?

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