2. What does Sandy tell Birdie to do the morning after Cole and Deck leave?
(a) Call Grandma Logan.
(b) Call Aunt Dot.
(c) Throw the doll away.
(d) Pack clothes for a short trip.

3. What surprising meal does Sandy buy Cole and Birdie in Chapter 3?
(a) Calamari and Mahi-Mahi.
(b) Fast food burgers and fries.
(c) Pizza, chips, and soda.
(d) Doritos, Cap'n Crunch, and soda.

4. What decision does Deck make in Chapter 1 that radically alters Birdie and Cole's lives?
(a) His daughters will no longer be home-schooled.
(b) The family will move to Brazil.
(c) His daughters will go to boarding school.
(d) The family will move to Canada.

5. What does Sandy do with the girls on the day she keeps them out of school in Chapter 3?
(a) They go to Concord and visit sites of literary significance.
(b) They eat pizza and watch old movies.
(c) They drive to New York and see a Broadway show.
(d) They visit their Grandma Logan.

6. How does Deck know the Harvard professor?
(a) He is the professor's son.
(b) He was the professor's neighbor.
(c) He worked with the professor.
(d) He is the professor's student.

7. Which character does Birdie stay with during her teen years?
(a) Deck.
(b) Dot.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Redbone.

8. What name does Sandy assume in Chapter 6?
(a) Jesse Goldman.
(b) Sheila Bloomington.
(c) Jamie Goldman.
(d) Sheila Goldman.

9. How does Cole entertain a bored Birdie at the restaurant in Chapter 5?
(a) She makes a puppet out of her napkin.
(b) She tells Birdie a story about the land of Elemeno.
(c) She makes a doll with her napkin and chopsticks.
(d) She puts Birdie's hair up with the chopsticks.

10. Where do Deck and Cole plan to travel to?
(a) Africa.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

11. Why doesn't Deck want to leave with Sandy?
(a) He is tired of listening to her political drivel.
(b) He wants to stay with Carmen.
(c) He does not want to leave the United States.
(d) He wants to stay and teach at Berkeley.

12. Which horse does Birdie ride in Chapter 8?
(a) Coal.
(b) Marsh.
(c) Mr. Pleasure.
(d) Nicholas.

13. Which character does Cole stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) Redbone.
(b) Deck.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Grandma Logan.

14. What is the name of Birdie and Cole's secret language?
(a) Elopee.
(b) Elemeno.
(c) Africana.
(d) Sahara.

15. Who is Bernadette?
(a) Deck's new girlfriend.
(b) An Australian woman who becomes Sandy's lover.
(c) Birdie's best friend from Aurora.
(d) The landlord of Motel 6 in upstate New York.