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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. Who has been using Sandy and Deck's second floor guestroom in Chapter 1?

2. What does Birdie do to try and fit in with the students at her private school?

3. How does Carmen treat Cole?

4. What fear does Sandy develop in Chapter 3?

5. Why is Sandy angry at the end of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sandy finance her flight from the FBI?

3. Who is Mr. Golliwog?

4. What is in the present that Deck and Cole leave for Birdie?

5. Describe Sandy and Birdie's new identities.

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

7. How do Deck and Sandy meet?

8. Why do Deck and Sandy argue about their daughters' schooling?

9. Once Sandy decides to end her transient wanderings, where do she and Birdie settle down?

10. Describe Sandy's encounter with Redbone in Chapter 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the significance of Birdie's relationship to Nicholas. What lesson does Sandy teach Birdie about men and how does Nicholas fit into that lesson? What role does race play in Birdie's relationship with Nicholas? How might their relationship change once Birdie has established a life in Berkeley?

Essay Topic 2

How does Birdie find acceptance in the novel? What role does education, family, and friendships play in her quest for acceptance? What role does race and color play in her acceptance? Where does Birdie find acceptance, and why? What might this acceptance foreshadow for her future?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of WASPs in the novel? How does Sandy identify a WASP? What ironies are evident in her description? How does Sandy's perceptions of WASPs affect both her and Birdie's characters?

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