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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 false identity does Sandy claim when speaking to Walter Marsh?
(a) A freelance writer.
(b) A widowed society wife.
(c) A widowed professor's wife.
(d) A former high school history teacher.

2. How are Birdie and Cole different?
(a) Cole is shy while Birdie is bold.
(b) They live in different parts of the country.
(c) They have different skin colors, so people treat them differently.
(d) They have different tastes in music and clothing.

3. What does Birdie do to try and fit in with the students at her private school?
(a) She skips school and hangs out near the park.
(b) She wears her hair in a thick braid and gets her ears pierced.
(c) She joins the cheerleading squad.
(d) She wears lipstick and has her hair braided into small braids.

4. Who is Cole Lee?
(a) Deck's dark skinned sister.
(b) Sandy's white daughter from her first marriage.
(c) Deck and Sandy's light skinned youngest daughter.
(d) Deck and Sandy's dark skinned oldest daughter.

5. Which identity does Sandy force Birdie to adopt?
(a) Sheila Goldman.
(b) Jamie Goldman.
(c) Jesse Goldman.
(d) Jesse Bloomington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which school would Deck like for his daughters to attend?

2. What does Walter Marsh accuse the gardener of doing in Chapter 8?

3. What does Cole's Nana teach her to appreciate when she is three?

4. Why do Cole and her father leave America?

5. Which character teases Birdie about giving the "black is beautiful" salute at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sandy's efforts to find a school for her daughters.

2. According to Sandy, what is a WASP?

3. Describe Cole Lee.

4. Why does Birdie have to change her name and racial identity?

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

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

7. Why does Sandy dye her hair copper?

8. What is Deck's theory about ethnic restaurants?

9. Why do Deck and Sandy argue about their daughters' schooling?

10. Why is Sandy angry that Birdie went horseback riding at night?

(see the answer keys)

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