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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) The only dark-skinned biracial girl at school.
(c) The Marsh's new maid.
(d) Nicholas' new girlfriend.

2. Why is Birdie suspicious of Jim?
(a) He never invites her to meet his parents.
(b) She thinks he is after their money.
(c) She is afraid he knows her real identity.
(d) She thinks he might be a fed in disguise.

3. Why won't Sandy allow Birdie to contact Deck and Cole?
(a) She is afraid the FBI will capture them.
(b) She knows that Deck does not want to see Birdie.
(c) Because she is afraid of Deck.
(d) Because she wants to hurt Deck.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 17, which character does Birdie meet in the park?
(a) Ali.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Deck.
(d) Jim.

5. How does Nicholas offend Birdie at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) He calls her mother "white trash".
(b) He tells her she almost looks black.
(c) He leaves without saying goodbye.
(d) He tells her he would never kiss a black girl.

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

7. Why does Deck leave Brazil?
(a) He was offered a teaching position at Berkeley.
(b) Cole was unhappy living in Brazil.
(c) He could not make any money selling his book.
(d) He encountered more racism there than in the United States.

8. What does Corvette help Birdie do?
(a) Find Aunt Dot's apartment.
(b) Find Deck's apartment.
(c) Read a map.
(d) Cash a check.

9. While at a party, which character does Birdie meet in the woods?
(a) Jim.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Mona.
(d) Nicholas.

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

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

12. Which god does Birdie pray to in Chapter 12?
(a) Allah.
(b) Elah.
(c) Exu.
(d) Ali.

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

14. According to Ronnie Parkman, how long do Deck and Cole stay in Brazil?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

15. Where does Sandy decide Birdie should go in Chapter 11?
(a) To Boston.
(b) To school.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of career does Sandy claim Grandfather Goldman held?

2. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?

3. Which language does Birdie use while praying?

4. Why is Nicholas expelled from his private school?

5. What name is on Aunt Dot's mailbox?

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