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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Birdie look at while she wanders the streets of town in Chapter 9?
(a) Prom dresses in store windows.
(b) Candy bars in store windows.
(c) An African mask in a store window.
(d) All the white people.

3. How old is Nicholas in Chapter 10?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

4. In Chapter 12, where does Nicholas spend his summer?
(a) In the Marsh's garden.
(b) Paris.
(c) Spain.
(d) Boston.

5. How does Ali's father know Deck?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They were best friends.
(c) They worked together at Berkeley.
(d) He is Deck's publisher.

6. How does Birdie travel to Boston?
(a) In Nicholas' car.
(b) By plane.
(c) By hitchhiking.
(d) By bus.

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

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

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

10. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Leave Sandy and try to find Deck and Cole.
(b) Color her hair.
(c) Move in with Mona.
(d) Move in with Nicholas.

11. What does Jim scold Birdie for in Chapter 9?
(a) Shoplifting.
(b) Being argumentative.
(c) Lying.
(d) Running away.

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

13. In Chapter 10, what school does Birdie imagine she is attending?
(a) Dorchester Elementary.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Nkrumah.
(d) South Boston Junior High.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim claim to have lived before?

2. While at a party, which character does Birdie meet in the woods?

3. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?

4. In Chapter 11, why does Birdie call information in Boston?

5. What does Birdie find in Aunt Dot's living room?

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