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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jim?
(a) Birdie's new boyfriend.
(b) Sandy's new lover.
(c) Walter Marsh's gardener.
(d) Nicholas' father.

2. While at a party, which character does Birdie meet in the woods?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Mona.
(d) Jim.

3. Who is Taj?
(a) Aunt Dot's Pekingese.
(b) Aunt Dot's daughter.
(c) Aunt Dot's son.
(d) Aunt Dot's husband.

4. In Chapter 9, why do the girls in town tease Birdie?
(a) She looks a bit too dark for their liking.
(b) Because she is new.
(c) Because her clothes are old and sloppy.
(d) Because they think she is Jewish.

5. How does Nicholas offend Birdie at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) He leaves without saying goodbye.
(b) He tells her she almost looks black.
(c) He calls her mother "white trash".
(d) He tells her he would never kiss a black girl.

6. What does Birdie look at while she wanders the streets of town in Chapter 9?
(a) Candy bars in store windows.
(b) All the white people.
(c) Prom dresses in store windows.
(d) An African mask in a store window.

7. Why does Deck leave Brazil?
(a) He could not make any money selling his book.
(b) Cole was unhappy living in Brazil.
(c) He encountered more racism there than in the United States.
(d) He was offered a teaching position at Berkeley.

8. Who is waiting for Birdie in front of Dot's apartment at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Deck and Cole.
(b) A Boston police officer.
(c) Jim and Sandy.
(d) Redbone.

9. Who is Mona?
(a) The Marsh's new maid.
(b) Nicholas' new girlfriend.
(c) The leader of Birdie's new group of friends.
(d) The only dark-skinned biracial girl at school.

10. Why does Birdie go to the woods to urinate in Chapter 14?
(a) Because Mona is in the bathroom being sick.
(b) Because the bathroom is full of girls smoking pot.
(c) The line to the bathroom is too long.
(d) Because the toilet is broken.

11. In Chapter 11, why does Birdie call information in Boston?
(a) To find Aunt Dot's phone number.
(b) To locate the Boston Police Department.
(c) To locate a private investigator.
(d) To find her father's phone number.

12. Why is Birdie suspicious of Jim?
(a) She thinks he is after their money.
(b) She thinks he might be a fed in disguise.
(c) He never invites her to meet his parents.
(d) She is afraid he knows her real identity.

13. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?
(a) Because they think she is Jewish.
(b) Because they think she is black.
(c) Because she dresses poorly.
(d) Because she is with Samantha.

14. How does Birdie travel to Boston?
(a) By hitchhiking.
(b) By plane.
(c) By bus.
(d) In Nicholas' car.

15. What name is on Aunt Dot's mailbox?
(a) Lee.
(b) Gaff.
(c) Ghand.
(d) Ghalif.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 17, which character does Birdie meet in the park?

2. Who is Samantha?

3. In Chapter 10, why type of report does Birdie imagine she is doing research for?

4. Where does Jim claim to have lived before?

5. Which other character, besides Nicholas, has Birdie made out with in the past?

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