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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Jim falsely claim to be at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Birdie's brother.
(b) Birdie's father.
(c) Birdie's uncle.
(d) Sandy's brother.

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

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

10. 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.

11. 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) She knows that Deck does not want to see Birdie.
(d) Because she wants to hurt Deck.

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

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

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

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