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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 sad realization does Birdie come to at the end of Chapter 13?

2. Why is Birdie suspicious of Jim?

3. Who hosts the party that Mona and Birdie attend in Chapter 14?

4. How does Birdie travel to Boston?

5. What is Birdie doing in Chapter 10 when Nicholas visits her in the barn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Birdie's conversation with Samantha at Dennis' party.

2. What reaction does Birdie expect her mother to have about her absence?

3. Describe Corvette.

4. Why won't Sandy allow Birdie to try and contact Deck and Cole in Brazil?

5. Who is Exu and why does Birdie pray to him?

6. How does Nicholas offend Birdie in Chapter 10?

7. How does Birdie attempt to find her father and Cole in Chapter 16?

8. Describe Samantha.

9. What happens to Birdie and Sandy's relationship after Birdie moves to Boston?

10. How does Birdie endanger her and Sandy's cover story?

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

What is the value placed on skin color in the novel? How does skin color relate to racial perceptions and attitudes? How does the attitude prevalent towards skin color in the novel affect the education, social acceptance, and emotional well-being of the characters in the novel? How might perceptions about skin color affect Birdie's future children? Cole's future children?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Sandy convinces Birdie that the FBI and other characters are the antagonists in the novel. Describe how Sandy's role changes throughout the novel. What events or characters affect that change? What does this change foreshadow for Birdie's future?

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