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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 is Cole Lee?

2. How much older than Birdie is Cole?

3. Why doesn't Nicholas want Birdie outside alone at night?

4. Why doesn't Sandy want Birdie to attend Deck's preferred school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Golliwog?

2. Why does Sandy request that the entire family move to Canada?

3. Describe Sandy Lee.

4. Describe Birdie's relationship with Carmen.

5. Why does Cole give Birdie Golliwog?

6. Why does Sandy tell Deck he is like Grandma Lodge in blackface?

7. How does Deck begin to view interracial couples after he and Sandy separate?

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

9. What happens in Sandy's basement after she and Deck separate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What are the physical, social, and emotional effects of Birdie's time spent in hiding? How does Sandy's insistence that Birdie pass as a white Jewish girl affect Birdie's character development? How does Birdie's forced secret identity affect her relationship with her mother?

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