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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 Corvette help Birdie do?
(a) Find Deck's apartment.
(b) Read a map.
(c) Cash a check.
(d) Find Aunt Dot's apartment.

2. Which character does Dot call at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Grandma Logan.
(b) Redbone.
(c) Deck.
(d) Sandy.

3. What does Birdie look at while she wanders the streets of town in Chapter 9?
(a) An African mask in a store window.
(b) All the white people.
(c) Candy bars in store windows.
(d) Prom dresses in store windows.

4. How does Birdie travel to Boston?
(a) By bus.
(b) By plane.
(c) In Nicholas' car.
(d) By hitchhiking.

5. Which god does Birdie pray to in Chapter 12?
(a) Ali.
(b) Allah.
(c) Elah.
(d) Exu.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where do Jim, Sandy, Birdie, and Mona go on a vacation trip?

2. What type of music does Birdie enjoy hearing while on vacation?

3. Where does Sandy meet Jim?

4. What type of career does Birdie claim her fictitious Grandfather Goldman held?

5. Who is Samantha?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Birdie finance her trip to California?

3. Why does Jim scold Birdie for lying?

4. Why is Birdie taunted by a group of boys in Chapter 12?

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

6. How does Ronnie Parkman help Birdie find her father?

7. Describe Corvette.

8. Why does Birdie feel betrayed by Sandy in Chapter 13?

9. Why won't Sandy allow Birdie to try and contact Deck and Cole in Brazil?

10. What does Birdie do after Dennis' party?

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