2. Which character does Birdie compare Sandy to in Chapter 6?
(a) Cole.
(b) Grandma Lodge.
(c) Barbara Walters.
(d) Billie Holiday.

3. In Chapter 5, where does Sandy suggest the family go?
(a) To Mexico.
(b) To Brazil.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To California.

4. Who is Sandy Lee?
(a) A white intellectual mother and writer.
(b) A white mother and lawyer.
(c) A white Brahmin mother and political activist.
(d) A black Harvard professor.

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

6. How does Sandy know the Harvard professor?
(a) She was the professor's neighbor.
(b) She is the professor's daughter.
(c) She worked with the professor.
(d) She is the professor's student.

7. What does Sandy tell Birdie to do the morning after Cole and Deck leave?
(a) Call Aunt Dot.
(b) Throw the doll away.
(c) Call Grandma Logan.
(d) Pack clothes for a short trip.

8. In the Prologue, why does Birdie feel like she is nobody?
(a) Because she is unpopular.
(b) Because she is confused about her racial identity.
(c) Because she is alone.
(d) Because no one in the family talks to her.

9. What item does Cole wear at the end of Chapter 5 as she leaves Birdie a present?
(a) A bathrobe.
(b) Her mother's Egyptian necklace.
(c) An African turban.
(d) Her school shirt.

10. What does Birdie miss listening to in Chapter 8?
(a) Her sister's voice.
(b) Billie Holiday and the Blues.
(c) Black music like Barry White.
(d) The sounds of the city.

11. What types of items are in Birdie's present?
(a) Childhood toys and drawings.
(b) Reminders of her childhood.
(c) Reminders of her African-American heritage.
(d) Photos of Deck, Cole, and Birdie.

12. Who gives Sandy money for her trip?
(a) Deck.
(b) Aunt Dot.
(c) Grandma Logan.
(d) Bernadette.

13. Why doesn't Deck want to leave with Sandy?
(a) He does not want to leave the United States.
(b) He is tired of listening to her political drivel.
(c) He wants to stay and teach at Berkeley.
(d) He wants to stay with Carmen.

14. When do Sandy and Deck meet?
(a) January of 1983.
(b) January of 1973.
(c) January of 1963.
(d) January of 1953.

15. What is the Nubian Nation?
(a) A music store that caters to African-Americans.
(b) A country of Africa.
(c) A revolutionary activist group.
(d) A county in Brazil.