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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?
(a) Because she is new.
(b) Because they think she is Jewish.
(c) She looks a bit too dark for their liking.
(d) Because her clothes are old and sloppy.

4. Where does Jim claim to have lived before?
(a) New York.
(b) Canada.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Jamaica.

5. 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 a family friend.
(d) Sandy is one of her former teachers.

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

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

8. Why does Deck insult Ronnie Parkman?
(a) Because Ronnie has been in jail.
(b) Because he thinks Ronnie is paranoid.
(c) Because Ronnie is gay.
(d) Because Ronnie is living with a white woman.

9. What do Birdie and Nicholas smoke in Chapter 10?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A ham.

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

11. Where does Sandy meet Jim?
(a) In the Marsh's garden.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In a grocery store.
(d) In a bar.

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

13. In Chapter 11, why does Birdie call information in Boston?
(a) To locate the Boston Police Department.
(b) To locate a private investigator.
(c) To find Aunt Dot's phone number.
(d) To find her father's phone number.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ali's father know Deck?

2. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?

3. What does Corvette help Birdie do?

4. Which language does Birdie use while praying?

5. In Chapter 10, why type of report does Birdie imagine she is doing research for?

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