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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What offensive name does Carmen begin calling Birdie?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Robin.
(c) Beemer.
(d) Raven.

2. What does the snapshot stuck in the encyclopedia show?
(a) Sandy's high school graduation.
(b) Sandy and Deck's wedding.
(c) Deck's high school graduation.
(d) Sandy and Deck's high school prom.

3. What do Nicholas and Birdie do together in Chapter 8?
(a) Ride to Birdie's cottage on Mr. Pleasure.
(b) Go into town.
(c) Replant the yellow rose bush.
(d) Smoke weed.

4. What is the name of the book the Lodge family ancestor wrote?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) The Wonders of the Invisible World.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) The Raven.

5. What type of paper is used to wrap Birdie's gift?
(a) Christmas paper.
(b) Birthday paper.
(c) White butcher paper.
(d) The Sunday comics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Birdie Lee?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Nicholas go outside his home one night?

3. Where does the Lee family go to dinner in Chapter 5?

4. How does Deck know the Harvard professor?

5. Who has been using Sandy and Deck's second floor guestroom in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Sandy's basement after she and Deck separate?

2. Describe Deck Lee.

3. How does Sandy finance her flight from the FBI?

4. Why does Birdie identify most closely with her black heritage?

5. How is Birdie schooled while she and Sandy are on the road?

6. Describe the peek-a-boo game that Sandy plays with her daughters.

7. Why does a white couple call the police on Deck when he and Birdie are alone together in the park?

8. Why do Birdie and Cole have difficulty fitting into school society at Nkrumah?

9. According to Sandy, what is a WASP?

10. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

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