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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family heirloom does Sandy sell?
(a) Her grandmother's wedding ring.
(b) The Logan family silver.
(c) An antique painting.
(d) The Egyptian necklace.

2. Which identity does Sandy force Birdie to adopt?
(a) Jesse Bloomington.
(b) Jamie Goldman.
(c) Sheila Goldman.
(d) Jesse Goldman.

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

4. What types of food are Sandy and Birdie used to eating?
(a) Chicken and white rice.
(b) Soups and salads.
(c) Vegetarian meals.
(d) Beans and rice.

5. What do Cole and Birdie learn from an Ebony magazine article?
(a) Black English.
(b) How to braid their hair.
(c) How to wear turbans.
(d) About forced integration.

6. Where does Birdie go to school in Chapter 7?
(a) Nkrumah.
(b) South Boston Junior High.
(c) She is home schooled.
(d) Berkeley.

7. Who is Carmen?
(a) Cole's new teacher.
(b) Birdie's best friend in Boston.
(c) Grandma Logan's maid.
(d) Deck's new girlfriend.

8. What does Birdie think that Sandy needs to buy in Chapter 8?
(a) A new car.
(b) More food.
(c) A new outfit.
(d) A new house.

9. Which offensive gift has Grandma Lodge given Cole in the past?
(a) The book, "Little Women".
(b) The black stereotype doll, Mr. Golliwog.
(c) A lawn jockey.
(d) A gift certificate to a salon that caters to white customers.

10. Who is Deck Lee?
(a) A black father and lawyer.
(b) A black Harvard professor.
(c) A black intellectual father and writer.
(d) A white intellectual father and writer.

11. What group does Maria invite Birdie to be a part of?
(a) The cheerleading squad.
(b) The Brown Sugars.
(c) The Sweet Mamas.
(d) The Chocolate Babies.

12. Why does Sandy want to stop running and settle down?
(a) She is too sick to keep running.
(b) She meets a wonderful man.
(c) She feels bad that Birdie has no home.
(d) She is tired of running.

13. Where do Sandy and Birdie live for four years after they leave their home?
(a) In Aurora, New York.
(b) In motels and communes.
(c) Near Woodstock.
(d) In New Hampshire.

14. Why does the school clerk want to assign Birdie and Cole to different public schools?
(a) Because Birdie looks too young to attend Junior High.
(b) The schools are overcrowded.
(c) She wants to place Birdie in an all-white school.
(d) For the sake of diversity.

15. What culture is Birdie forced to adopt in her teen years?
(a) Irish.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Itallian.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Birdie's mother discuss with her friends in the basement?

2. Why does Sandy want Birdie to change her racial identity?

3. What happens at Danny His and Her?

4. Who is Sandy Lee?

5. Where does Birdie find the Egyptian necklace?

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