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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. How does Birdie travel to Boston?

2. What is the name of Birdie's fictitious father?

3. What does Birdie do that sparks a racial confrontation in Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 9, which character does Sandy blame for the break up of her family and her "persecution"?

5. Why does Birdie go to the woods to urinate in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Samantha.

6. Why does Jim scold Birdie for lying?

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

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

9. Why does Birdie feel betrayed by Sandy in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Birdie's perceived race affect her status in society? What strengths will she need to develop as an adult in order to thrive in American society? How might living in Berkeley affect her outlook on people of mixed race?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Birdie's comment that she must kill Jesse in order to set herself free. What does Jesse represent to Birdie? What motivates Birdie to eliminate Jesse? How will losing Jesse affect Birdie's relationships with her friends in New Hampshire? What might it foreshadow for her future?

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