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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. Where do Sandy and Birdie stay while in upstate New York?
(a) In a Motel 6.
(b) The women's commune, Aurora.
(c) In a small fishing village near the Canadian border.
(d) Woodstock.

2. How much older than Birdie is Cole?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Why does the school clerk want to assign Birdie and Cole to different public schools?
(a) For the sake of diversity.
(b) She wants to place Birdie in an all-white school.
(c) The schools are overcrowded.
(d) Because Birdie looks too young to attend Junior High.

4. Who has been using Sandy and Deck's second floor guestroom in Chapter 1?
(a) College students.
(b) Sandy's mother.
(c) Different groups of strangers.
(d) Deck's mother.

5. Who does Sandy believe is trying to arrest her?
(a) The Brazillian Government.
(b) The activist rebels.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The Boston PD.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Birdie find the Egyptian necklace?

2. What type of mask does Sandy wear when playing with her daughters in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. What is the name of Birdie and Cole's secret language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cole give Birdie Golliwog?

2. Why doesn't Sandy think that Birdie is really "passing" as white?

3. Describe Sandy Lee.

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

5. Describe Sandy and Birdie's new identities.

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

7. Why does Birdie grieve over her Aunt Dot's move to India?

8. Describe Birdie's relationship with Carmen.

9. Once Sandy decides to end her transient wanderings, where do she and Birdie settle down?

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

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