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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the encyclopedia is the snapshot placed?

2. How does Sandy know the Harvard professor?

3. What items does Sandy shoplift in Chapter 3?

4. How does Carmen treat Birdie after they meet in person?

5. What strange items are placed in Sandy's basement in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Sandy think that Birdie is really "passing" as white?

2. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

3. What erratic behavior does Sandy begin to display after she and Deck separate?

4. Why do Birdie and Cole have difficulty fitting into school society at Nkrumah?

5. Why does a white couple call the police on Deck when he and Birdie are alone together in the park?

6. Describe Birdie's ride on Mr. Pleasure in Chapter 8.

7. Describe Birdie Lee.

8. According to Sandy, what is a WASP?

9. How do Birdie and Cole learn to fit into school society at Nkrumah?

10. Why does Cole give Birdie Golliwog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Birdie's perceived race affect her status in society? What strengths will she need to develop as an adult in order to thrive in American society? How might living in Berkeley affect her outlook on people of mixed race?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Birdie's comment that she must kill Jesse in order to set herself free. What does Jesse represent to Birdie? What motivates Birdie to eliminate Jesse? How will losing Jesse affect Birdie's relationships with her friends in New Hampshire? What might it foreshadow for her future?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Sandy convinces Birdie that the FBI and other characters are the antagonists in the novel. Describe how Sandy's role changes throughout the novel. What events or characters affect that change? What does this change foreshadow for Birdie's future?

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