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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. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?
(a) Because her clothes are old and sloppy.
(b) She looks a bit too dark for their liking.
(c) Because they think she is Jewish.
(d) Because she is new.

2. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?
(a) Because they think she is Jewish.
(b) Because she dresses poorly.
(c) Because they think she is black.
(d) Because she is with Samantha.

3. Who is Samantha?
(a) The leader of Birdie's new group of friends.
(b) The Marsh's new maid.
(c) Nicholas' new girlfriend.
(d) The only dark-skinned biracial girl at school.

4. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?
(a) That Grandma Lodge sent her away to boarding school.
(b) That she was exploring Africa with Sandy.
(c) That Sandy was working for the government.
(d) That she was in Brazil.

5. How does Ali's father know Deck?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They were best friends.
(c) He is Deck's publisher.
(d) They worked together at Berkeley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sad realization does Birdie come to at the end of Chapter 13?

2. Why does Ali lie about his father?

3. What does Birdie trade her Grandma Lodge in exchange for the funds to travel to California?

4. What do Birdie and Nicholas smoke in Chapter 10?

5. What type of career does Sandy claim Grandfather Goldman held?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the class difference between Birdie and Nicholas demonstrated in the novel?

2. What reaction does Birdie expect her mother to have about her absence?

3. Who is Jim?

4. What does Birdie do after Dennis' party?

5. How does Birdie endanger her and Sandy's cover story?

6. Describe Corvette.

7. What mementos does Birdie find stashed in her mother's room?

8. Why does Birdie imagine she is doing a school report for her old Nkrumah school?

9. Describe Birdie's trip to New York in Chapter 13.

10. Describe Birdie's conversation with Samantha at Dennis' party.

(see the answer keys)

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