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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 do Sandy and Birdie live for four years after they leave their home?

2. Where do Sandy and Birdie stay while in upstate New York?

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

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

5. Why does a white couple call the police while Deck is in the park with Birdie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Birdie's relationship with Carmen.

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

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

4. Why is Sandy angry that Birdie went horseback riding at night?

5. Describe Cole Lee.

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

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

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

9. Why does Sandy dye her hair copper?

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

Caucasia is filled with ironies relating to race and cultural acceptance. List examples of irony found in the novel and note how these situations affect the characters. How is irony linked to the subjects of racism, acceptance, and relationships in the novel? How do these ironic situations affect the characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Birdie's inability to tell the truth. How does she develop the habit of lying and what effect does this habit have on her character? What event motivates Birdie to begin speaking the truth and what might this foreshadow for her character?

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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