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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?
(a) Because she dresses poorly.
(b) Because they think she is Jewish.
(c) Because they think she is black.
(d) Because she is with Samantha.

2. What is the name of Birdie's fictitious father?
(a) Bernie Goldman.
(b) David Goldman.
(c) David Bloomington.
(d) Bernie Bloomington.

3. What does Birdie take from her mother's box of mementos?
(a) The Egyptian necklace.
(b) A photo of her father and Cole.
(c) Her great grandmother's wedding ring.
(d) A postcard from Aunt Dot.

4. Which character offers Birdie a ride home from town in Chapter 9?
(a) Nicholas Marsh.
(b) Aurora.
(c) Libby Marsh.
(d) Walter Marsh.

5. Who is Mona?
(a) The Marsh's new maid.
(b) Nicholas' new girlfriend.
(c) The leader of Birdie's new group of friends.
(d) The only dark-skinned biracial girl at school.

6. Why does Birdie go to the woods to urinate in Chapter 14?
(a) Because the toilet is broken.
(b) The line to the bathroom is too long.
(c) Because the bathroom is full of girls smoking pot.
(d) Because Mona is in the bathroom being sick.

7. What object of Samantha's is in Birdie's special box?
(a) Samantha's necklace.
(b) A photograph of Birdie and Samantha at the beach.
(c) A postcard from Boston.
(d) One of Samantha's hairs.

8. Which character does Dot call at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Redbone.
(c) Deck.
(d) Grandma Logan.

9. Why does Ali lie about his father?
(a) Because he is embarrassed that his father is in jail.
(b) Because he is trying to protect his father from the FBI.
(c) Because his father is living in a homosexual relationship with a white man.
(d) Because his father is living with a white woman.

10. What type of career does Birdie claim her fictitious Grandfather Goldman held?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A businessman.
(c) A newspaper editor.
(d) A high school history teacher.

11. What does Birdie trade her Grandma Lodge in exchange for the funds to travel to California?
(a) A fictitious address for Sandy.
(b) A postcard from Sandy.
(c) A postcard from Deck.
(d) Sandy's cell phone number.

12. Who is Taj?
(a) Aunt Dot's son.
(b) Aunt Dot's husband.
(c) Aunt Dot's daughter.
(d) Aunt Dot's Pekingese.

13. Why do Birdie and Nicholas become such close friends?
(a) They are both biracial.
(b) Both have unhappy home lives.
(c) They both love horses.
(d) Neither one of them really "fit-in".

14. Which language does Birdie use while praying?
(a) Black English.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Elemeno.
(d) Spanish.

15. What does Birdie tell the children at the beach?
(a) That she is a princess from Tanzania.
(b) The sand is full of diamonds.
(c) Fairies live behind the sand dunes.
(d) That she is a college student from Berkeley.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, where does Nicholas spend his summer?

2. According to Ronnie Parkman, how long do Deck and Cole stay in Brazil?

3. What sad realization does Birdie come to at the end of Chapter 13?

4. Who hosts the party that Mona and Birdie attend in Chapter 14?

5. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?

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