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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 does Birdie think that Sandy needs to buy in Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of Birdie and Cole's secret language?

3. What do Nicholas and Birdie do together in Chapter 8?

4. What happens at Danny His and Her?

5. What does Cole's Nana teach her to appreciate when she is three?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Sandy, what is a WASP?

4. Describe the peek-a-boo game that Sandy plays with her daughters.

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

6. Describe Deck Lee.

7. Where do Sandy and Birdie live in the four years following Sandy's flight from the FBI?

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

9. Describe Birdie Lee.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Sandy and Deck's attempts to promote racial equality. How does Deck plan to change perceptions of race? How does Sandy plan to change perceptions of race? How do their actions and attitudes affect their children, their families, and their own characters? What might Deck be trying to prove? What might Sandy be trying to prove?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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