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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 Sandy decide Birdie should go in Chapter 11?
(a) To school.
(b) To Boston.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Brazil.

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

3. What does Sandy discover has happened to Nkrumah school in Chapter 16?
(a) It was bought by Berkeley.
(b) It is now a public school.
(c) It burned.
(d) It has closed.

4. Who is waiting for Birdie in front of Dot's apartment at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Redbone.
(b) Deck and Cole.
(c) Jim and Sandy.
(d) A Boston police officer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Deck leave Brazil?

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

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

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

5. What name is on Aunt Dot's mailbox?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim scold Birdie for lying?

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

3. Describe Corvette.

4. Who is Jim?

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

6. Describe Samantha.

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

8. Who is Exu and why does Birdie pray to him?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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