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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What object of Samantha's is in Birdie's special box?
(a) One of Samantha's hairs.
(b) A postcard from Boston.
(c) Samantha's necklace.
(d) A photograph of Birdie and Samantha at the beach.

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

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

9. What is the name of Birdie's fictitious father?
(a) Bernie Goldman.
(b) David Bloomington.
(c) David Goldman.
(d) Bernie Bloomington.

10. 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 exploring Africa with Sandy.
(c) That Sandy was working for the government.
(d) That she was in Brazil.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why does Birdie call information in Boston?

2. Where does Sandy meet Jim?

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

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

5. What does Birdie look at while she wanders the streets of town in Chapter 9?

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