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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Caucasia Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who is Sandy Lee?
(a) A white Brahmin mother and political activist.
(b) A black Harvard professor.
(c) A white intellectual mother and writer.
(d) A white mother and lawyer.

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

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

4. What type of mask does Sandy wear when playing with her daughters in Chapter 3?
(a) An African mask.
(b) A Brazillian Carnival mask.
(c) A Mardi Gras mask.
(d) A Halloween mask.

5. Which character does Birdie stay with during her teen years?
(a) Dot.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Deck.
(d) Redbone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sandy tell Birdie to do the morning after Cole and Deck leave?

2. Why does the school clerk want to assign Birdie and Cole to different public schools?

3. What offensive name does Carmen begin calling Birdie?

4. Why does Sandy want to stop running and settle down?

5. What decision does Deck make in Chapter 1 that radically alters Birdie and Cole's lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sandy's efforts to find a school for her daughters.

2. What erratic behavior does Sandy begin to display after she and Deck separate?

3. Why does Sandy dye her hair copper?

4. Once Sandy decides to end her transient wanderings, where do she and Birdie settle down?

5. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

6. Who is Mr. Golliwog?

7. Why does a white couple call the police on Deck when he and Birdie are alone together in the park?

8. Describe Sandy's encounter with Redbone in Chapter 4.

9. What is in the present that Deck and Cole leave for Birdie?

10. Why does Sandy request that the entire family move to Canada?

(see the answer keys)

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