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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. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?

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

3. How old is Nicholas in Chapter 10?

4. According to Ronnie Parkman, how long do Deck and Cole stay in Brazil?

5. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Birdie imagine she is doing a school report for her old Nkrumah school?

3. How does Ronnie Parkman help Birdie find her father?

4. Describe Birdie's trip to New York in Chapter 13.

5. Why is Birdie taunted by a group of boys in Chapter 12?

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

7. How does Nicholas offend Birdie in Chapter 10?

8. What mementos does Birdie find stashed in her mother's room?

9. Why do the girls in New Hampshire make fun of Birdie in Chapter 9?

10. What does Birdie do after Dennis' party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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