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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Birdie find in Aunt Dot's living room?
(a) The Egyptian necklace.
(b) A photograph of Deck, Cole, and Carmen.
(c) A postcard from Deck.
(d) The African mask.

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

5. What do the taunting boys throw at Birdie in Chapter 12?
(a) Quarters.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Pennies.
(d) Food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is Birdie doing in Chapter 10 when Nicholas visits her in the barn?
(a) Currying Mr. Pleasure.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Sitting and thinking.
(d) Singing.

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

14. Where do Jim, Sandy, Birdie, and Mona get lost when returning from vacation?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Haven.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Birdie go to the woods to urinate in Chapter 14?

2. Who is waiting for Birdie in front of Dot's apartment at the end of Chapter 16?

3. What do Birdie and Nicholas smoke in Chapter 10?

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

5. In Chapter 10, what school does Birdie imagine she is attending?

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