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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alexis?
(a) The Marsh's maid.
(b) Nicholas' girlfriend.
(c) Birdie's best friend from Aurora.
(d) Birdie's first friend in New Hampshire.

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

3. Who hosts the party that Mona and Birdie attend in Chapter 14?
(a) Mona's mother, Sheila.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Walter and Libby Marsh.
(d) Mona's half-brother, Dennis.

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 9, which character does Sandy blame for the break up of her family and her "persecution"?
(a) Birdie.
(b) Redbone.
(c) Cole.
(d) Deck.

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

9. 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) All the white people.
(d) An African mask in a store window.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Birdie suspicious of Jim?

2. Which character does Dot call at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

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

5. What does Birdie trade her Grandma Lodge in exchange for the funds to travel to California?

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