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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 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 lipstick and has her hair braided into small braids.
(c) She joins the cheerleading squad.
(d) She wears her hair in a thick braid and gets her ears pierced.

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

3. What does Sandy do with the girls on the day she keeps them out of school in Chapter 3?
(a) They go to Concord and visit sites of literary significance.
(b) They eat pizza and watch old movies.
(c) They visit their Grandma Logan.
(d) They drive to New York and see a Broadway show.

4. Which offensive gift has Grandma Lodge given Cole in the past?
(a) The book, "Little Women".
(b) A lawn jockey.
(c) A gift certificate to a salon that caters to white customers.
(d) The black stereotype doll, Mr. Golliwog.

5. What fear does Sandy develop in Chapter 3?
(a) She is afraid of the students living upstairs.
(b) She thinks that Birdie and Cole will get hurt at school.
(c) She fears she is under police surveillance.
(d) She fears Deck will leave her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does a white couple call the police while Deck is in the park with Birdie?

3. When do Sandy and Deck meet?

4. Where in the encyclopedia is the snapshot placed?

5. How are Birdie and Cole different?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

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

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

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

5. How do Deck and Sandy meet?

6. Describe Sandy and Birdie's new identities.

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

8. What erratic behavior does Sandy begin to display after she and Deck separate?

9. Who is Mr. Golliwog?

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

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