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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whom does Birdie search for when she leaves her mother?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her old boyfriend.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Her best friend.
2. Which character does Walter Marsh remind Birdie of?
(a) Randall.
(b) Deck.
(c) Grandpa Logan.
(d) Redbone.
3. What items does Sandy shoplift in Chapter 3?
(a) A pack of sodas.
(b) Two chocolate bars.
(c) Two pairs of gloves.
(d) Two dolls.
4. Where does Sandy tell Birdie that maggots come from?
(a) Flies.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Rotting meat.
5. What make-up ritual do Sandy and Deck typically have after an argument?
(a) Pizza, screwdrivers, and Nat King Cole.
(b) Slow dancing to Barry White, a bottle of vodka, and chips.
(c) A bottle of red wine, a carton of noodles, and Al Green music.
(d) Gin and tonic and a game of cards.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Carmen?
2. Where does Birdie find a pamphlet on Brazil?
3. Why doesn't Nicholas want Birdie outside alone at night?
4. What type of mask does Sandy wear when playing with her daughters in Chapter 3?
5. How does Carmen treat Birdie when they speak on the phone?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Deck and Sandy meet?
2. Describe Sandy's efforts to find a school for her daughters.
3. What erratic behavior does Sandy begin to display after she and Deck separate?
4. Describe Sandy and Birdie's new identities.
5. Why does a white couple call the police on Deck when he and Birdie are alone together in the park?
6. How do Birdie and Cole learn to fit into school society at Nkrumah?
7. Why does Sandy tell Deck he is like Grandma Lodge in blackface?
8. Why is Sandy angry that Birdie went horseback riding at night?
9. Describe Birdie's relationship with Carmen.
10. Why doesn't Sandy think that Birdie is really "passing" as white?
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