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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 The Color of Underneath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Cole Lee?
(a) Deck and Sandy's light skinned youngest daughter.
(b) Sandy's white daughter from her first marriage.
(c) Deck and Sandy's dark skinned oldest daughter.
(d) Deck's dark skinned sister.

2. What color does Sandy dye her hair at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Copper.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

3. Where does Sandy tell Birdie that maggots come from?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Flies.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Rotting meat.

4. What does Walter Marsh accuse the gardener of doing in Chapter 8?
(a) Damaging the yellow rose bush.
(b) Stealing the yellow roses from their garden.
(c) Stealing corn from their garden.
(d) Leaving work early.

5. In the Prologue, why does Birdie feel like she is nobody?
(a) Because she is unpopular.
(b) Because she is alone.
(c) Because no one in the family talks to her.
(d) Because she is confused about her racial identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Birdie describe the present she receives from Cole and Deck?

2. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?

3. What items does Sandy shoplift in Chapter 3?

4. Why can't Birdie and Cole attend the first day of public school?

5. What surprising meal does Sandy buy Cole and Birdie in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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