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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. Why is Birdie suspicious of Jim?
2. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?
3. How does Birdie travel to Boston?
4. In Chapter 10, what school does Birdie imagine she is attending?
5. What does Birdie look at while she wanders the streets of town in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Birdie and Sandy's relationship after Birdie moves to Boston?
2. What reaction does Birdie expect her mother to have about her absence?
3. Describe Corvette.
4. How does Birdie finance her trip to California?
5. Why does Birdie imagine she is doing a school report for her old Nkrumah school?
6. How does Nicholas offend Birdie in Chapter 10?
7. How does Ronnie Parkman help Birdie find her father?
8. Who is Jim?
9. How does Birdie attempt to find her father and Cole in Chapter 16?
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
Describe the time period in which Birdie and her mother lived in motels and communes. What motivates Sandy to make the choice to live such a transient lifestyle? How does transient living affect Birdie's education and character development? What motivates Sandy to settle down and how does that decision affect Birdie's character?
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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