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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. What is a WASP?

2. Where does Birdie go to school in Chapter 7?

3. What does Redbone show Birdie at her Aunt Dot's farewell party?

4. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Birdie Lee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Birdie have to change her name and racial identity?

2. Describe Deck Lee.

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

4. Describe Birdie Lee.

5. How is Birdie schooled while she and Sandy are on the road?

6. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

7. Why does Birdie grieve over her Aunt Dot's move to India?

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

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

10. Why does Birdie identify most closely with her black heritage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Birdie and Cole's secret language. Why might they have felt it necessary to develop the language? How does it bind them in the beginning of the novel and how is it used later in the novel? What does it represent to the biracial sisters?

Essay Topic 2

How does Nicholas' comment about Birdie's appearance affect their relationship? What perceptions does Birdie have of beauty and race? What perceptions does Nicholas have of beauty and race? What might this foreshadow for their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sandy's development of paranoia after she and Deck separate. How does Sandy's paranoia motivate her? What effect does it have on other characters and how do they react to Sandy? Is her paranoia genuine? Why or why not?

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