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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is on Aunt Dot's mailbox?
(a) Gaff.
(b) Ghand.
(c) Lee.
(d) Ghalif.

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

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

4. What sad realization does Birdie come to at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Sandy and Deck have always loved Cole more because her skin is dark.
(b) Sandy has always loved her the most because her skin is light.
(c) She will never be "black enough" for African-American society.
(d) Deck and Cole are never coming back for her.

5. What does Birdie take from her mother's box of mementos?
(a) A postcard from Aunt Dot.
(b) The Egyptian necklace.
(c) A photo of her father and Cole.
(d) Her great grandmother's wedding ring.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. What does Sandy discover has happened to Nkrumah school in Chapter 16?
(a) It is now a public school.
(b) It was bought by Berkeley.
(c) It burned.
(d) It has closed.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 17, which character does Birdie meet in the park?

2. What does Birdie tell the children at the beach?

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

4. Which character offers Birdie a ride home from town in Chapter 9?

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

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