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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. Why is Nicholas expelled from his private school?
(a) For stealing from the school office.
(b) For having an affair with his English teacher.
(c) For mooning the headmistress.
(d) For cheating.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?

2. What does Corvette help Birdie do?

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

4. How does Ali's father know Deck?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Birdie attempt to find her father and Cole in Chapter 16?

3. How does Birdie finance her trip to California?

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

5. Describe Corvette.

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

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

8. Describe Birdie's trip to New York 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?

(see the answer keys)

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