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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?
(a) That Grandma Lodge sent her away to boarding school.
(b) That she was in Brazil.
(c) That Sandy was working for the government.
(d) That she was exploring Africa with Sandy.

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

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

4. Why does Sandy drop a jar of jam in the store?
(a) Redbone suddenly appears in front of her.
(b) She is shocked to see a black girl with a white mother.
(c) She is shocked to see Cole.
(d) It slips from her trembling fingers.

5. 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) Fairies live behind the sand dunes.
(d) The sand is full of diamonds.

6. What does Nicholas claim to have done in Amsterdam?
(a) Stolen a bicycle.
(b) Seen a transvestite.
(c) Sleep with a prostitute.
(d) Drank beer.

7. Who is Jim?
(a) Walter Marsh's gardener.
(b) Birdie's new boyfriend.
(c) Sandy's new lover.
(d) Nicholas' father.

8. What does Birdie notice about her mother's hair in Chapter 14?
(a) It is turning gray.
(b) Sandy has stopped dyeing her hair.
(c) Sandy has cut her hair short.
(d) It is very different from her own hair.

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

10. Why doesn't Birdie tell her Aunt Dot where Sandy is living?
(a) Sandy is still afraid of Deck.
(b) She is afraid Aunt Dot will contact Sandy.
(c) She is concerned Aunt Dot might be working with the feds.
(d) She does not want to tell Aunt Dot about Jim.

11. What does Birdie tell the police officer about her relationship with Sandy?
(a) Sandy is her aunt.
(b) She doesn't know Sandy.
(c) Sandy is one of her former teachers.
(d) Sandy is a family friend.

12. Which other character, besides Nicholas, has Birdie made out with in the past?
(a) Redbone.
(b) Jim.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Mona.

13. What type of music does Birdie enjoy hearing while on vacation?
(a) Black Gospel.
(b) Rap music.
(c) The Blues.
(d) Jazz.

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

15. In Chapter 13, where do Jim, Sandy, Birdie, and Mona go on a vacation trip?
(a) New York.
(b) Canada.
(c) New Haven.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Deck leave Brazil?

4. What does Jim falsely claim to be at the end of Chapter 9?

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

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