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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Birdie do that sparks a racial confrontation in Chapter 13?
(a) She talks to a Puerto Rican boy through the car window.
(b) She sticks her tongue out at a black boy.
(c) She waves at a black boy.
(d) She stares at a Puerto Rican boy.

2. What does Sandy discover has happened to Nkrumah school in Chapter 16?
(a) It was bought by Berkeley.
(b) It is now a public school.
(c) It has closed.
(d) It burned.

3. Who is Alexis?
(a) Birdie's first friend in New Hampshire.
(b) Birdie's best friend from Aurora.
(c) Nicholas' girlfriend.
(d) The Marsh's maid.

4. How does Ali's father know Deck?
(a) They were best friends.
(b) He is Deck's publisher.
(c) They worked together at Berkeley.
(d) They are brothers.

5. What do Birdie and Nicholas smoke in Chapter 10?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) A ham.
(d) Cigarettes.

6. Where does Jim claim to have lived before?
(a) Brazil.
(b) New York.
(c) Canada.
(d) Jamaica.

7. Why do Birdie and Nicholas become such close friends?
(a) Neither one of them really "fit-in".
(b) They both love horses.
(c) Both have unhappy home lives.
(d) They are both biracial.

8. What is the name of Birdie's fictitious father?
(a) Bernie Goldman.
(b) Bernie Bloomington.
(c) David Bloomington.
(d) David Goldman.

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

10. What does Birdie decide to do at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Leave Sandy and try to find Deck and Cole.
(b) Color her hair.
(c) Move in with Mona.
(d) Move in with Nicholas.

11. What does Birdie tell the police officer about her relationship with Sandy?
(a) Sandy is one of her former teachers.
(b) Sandy is a family friend.
(c) She doesn't know Sandy.
(d) Sandy is her aunt.

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

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

14. Which character offers Birdie a ride home from town in Chapter 9?
(a) Walter Marsh.
(b) Libby Marsh.
(c) Nicholas Marsh.
(d) Aurora.

15. Which god does Birdie pray to in Chapter 12?
(a) Elah.
(b) Ali.
(c) Exu.
(d) Allah.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, why is Birdie taunted by the boys in town?

2. Who is Taj?

3. In Chapter 13, where do Jim, Sandy, Birdie, and Mona go on a vacation trip?

4. Why does Ali lie about his father?

5. Who is Samantha?

(see the answer keys)

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