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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 item does Cole wear at the end of Chapter 5 as she leaves Birdie a present?
(a) An African turban.
(b) Her mother's Egyptian necklace.
(c) A bathrobe.
(d) Her school shirt.

2. What color does Sandy dye her hair at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Blond.
(b) Copper.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

3. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Deck.
(c) Grandma Logan.
(d) Redbone.

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

5. What name does Sandy assume in Chapter 6?
(a) Sheila Goldman.
(b) Jesse Goldman.
(c) Jamie Goldman.
(d) Sheila Bloomington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What culture is Birdie forced to adopt in her teen years?

2. Where do Cole and her father run to?

3. Why does Sandy want to stop running and settle down?

4. Where does Birdie go to school in Chapter 7?

5. Where does Birdie find the Egyptian necklace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sandy request that the entire family move to Canada?

2. Describe Birdie's ride on Mr. Pleasure in Chapter 8.

3. According to Sandy, what is a WASP?

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

5. Who is Mr. Golliwog?

6. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

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

8. Describe Sandy Lee.

9. Why does Sandy tell Deck he is like Grandma Lodge in blackface?

10. Describe Sandy's encounter with Redbone in Chapter 4.

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