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

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

4. Which character does Birdie compare Sandy to in Chapter 6?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Grandma Lodge.
(c) Barbara Walters.
(d) Cole.

5. How are Birdie and Cole similar?
(a) They are both adopted.
(b) They are both daughters of a black father and a white mother.
(c) They are biracial best friends from different interracial families.
(d) They look almost like identical twins.

6. Where does Sandy decide to settle at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

8. What does Redbone show Birdie at her Aunt Dot's farewell party?
(a) Guns.
(b) Her grandfather's book.
(c) A photo of her parents.
(d) Articles about forced integration.

9. Why does Birdie have difficulty fitting into her new private school?
(a) She doesn't appear to be black enough.
(b) She doesn't appear to be white enough.
(c) Her clothes are old and shoddy.
(d) She is painfully shy and afraid of the other students.

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

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

12. Why does Sandy want Birdie to change her racial identity?
(a) Because the Boston PD is looking for a white woman and white child.
(b) Because she fears the activist rebels will kidnap Birdie.
(c) Because the FBI is looking for a white woman with a black child.
(d) Because she fears the Brazillian Government might try to sell Birdie.

13. What strange items are placed in Sandy's basement in Chapter 4?
(a) Long black packages that resemble guns.
(b) Short brown packages that resemble books.
(c) Cardboard boxes full of paper.
(d) Plastic pipe and wooden boxes.

14. What item does Cole place in Birdie's bed in Chapter 5?
(a) A shoebox.
(b) Mr. Golliwog.
(c) The napkin doll from the restaurant.
(d) Her favorite shirt.

15. Which school would Deck like for his daughters to attend?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) South Boston Junior High.
(c) Dorchester Elementary.
(d) Nkrumah.