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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Jim scold Birdie for in Chapter 9?
(a) Shoplifting.
(b) Lying.
(c) Running away.
(d) Being argumentative.
2. Who is Mona?
(a) The only dark-skinned biracial girl at school.
(b) The leader of Birdie's new group of friends.
(c) The Marsh's new maid.
(d) Nicholas' new girlfriend.
3. In Chapter 10, why type of report does Birdie imagine she is doing research for?
(a) A newspaper article on white people.
(b) A report on FBI spy techniques.
(c) A school report on white people.
(d) An article for Ebony magazine.
4. In Chapter 9, which character does Sandy blame for the break up of her family and her "persecution"?
(a) Deck.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Cole.
(d) Redbone.
5. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?
(a) Because her clothes are old and sloppy.
(b) Because they think she is Jewish.
(c) She looks a bit too dark for their liking.
(d) Because she is new.
6. Who is Alexis?
(a) Birdie's best friend from Aurora.
(b) The Marsh's maid.
(c) Nicholas' girlfriend.
(d) Birdie's first friend in New Hampshire.
7. How does Nicholas offend Birdie at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) He tells her she almost looks black.
(b) He calls her mother "white trash".
(c) He tells her he would never kiss a black girl.
(d) He leaves without saying goodbye.
8. What type of career does Birdie claim her fictitious Grandfather Goldman held?
(a) A high school history teacher.
(b) A businessman.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A newspaper editor.
9. How does Birdie travel to Boston?
(a) By hitchhiking.
(b) In Nicholas' car.
(c) By plane.
(d) By bus.
10. What does Birdie trade her Grandma Lodge in exchange for the funds to travel to California?
(a) A postcard from Deck.
(b) A fictitious address for Sandy.
(c) Sandy's cell phone number.
(d) A postcard from Sandy.
11. Which language does Birdie use while praying?
(a) Elemeno.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Black English.
(d) Portuguese.
12. Who hosts the party that Mona and Birdie attend in Chapter 14?
(a) Walter and Libby Marsh.
(b) Mona's mother, Sheila.
(c) Mona's half-brother, Dennis.
(d) Samantha.
13. What does Birdie look at while she wanders the streets of town in Chapter 9?
(a) Prom dresses in store windows.
(b) An African mask in a store window.
(c) Candy bars in store windows.
(d) All the white people.
14. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Move in with Nicholas.
(b) Color her hair.
(c) Leave Sandy and try to find Deck and Cole.
(d) Move in with Mona.
15. Why does Sandy drop a jar of jam in the store?
(a) She is shocked to see a black girl with a white mother.
(b) She is shocked to see Cole.
(c) It slips from her trembling fingers.
(d) Redbone suddenly appears in front of her.
Short Answer Questions
1. What excuse does Birdie give Ali for being away for so many years?
2. In Chapter 10, what school does Birdie imagine she is attending?
3. What name is on Aunt Dot's mailbox?
4. What is the name of Birdie's fictitious father?
5. Who is Samantha?
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