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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 does Jim claim to have lived before?
(a) Canada.
(b) New York.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Brazil.

2. Who hosts the party that Mona and Birdie attend in Chapter 14?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Walter and Libby Marsh.
(c) Mona's mother, Sheila.
(d) Mona's half-brother, Dennis.

3. Why doesn't Birdie tell her Aunt Dot where Sandy is living?
(a) She does not want to tell Aunt Dot about Jim.
(b) She is afraid Aunt Dot will contact Sandy.
(c) Sandy is still afraid of Deck.
(d) She is concerned Aunt Dot might be working with the feds.

4. Why do Birdie and Nicholas become such close friends?
(a) Neither one of them really "fit-in".
(b) They both love horses.
(c) Both have unhappy home lives.
(d) They are both biracial.

5. What does Birdie find in Aunt Dot's living room?
(a) The African mask.
(b) A photograph of Deck, Cole, and Carmen.
(c) The Egyptian necklace.
(d) A postcard from Deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim falsely claim to be at the end of Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?

3. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?

4. Who is Taj?

5. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the girls in New Hampshire make fun of Birdie in Chapter 9?

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

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

5. What happens to Birdie and Sandy's relationship after Birdie moves to Boston?

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

7. Why does Jim scold Birdie for lying?

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

9. Who is Jim?

10. Describe Samantha.

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