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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. How old is Nicholas in Chapter 10?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifteen.

2. What do the taunting boys throw at Birdie in Chapter 12?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Quarters.
(c) Pennies.
(d) Food.

3. What does Nicholas claim to have done in Amsterdam?
(a) Stolen a bicycle.
(b) Seen a transvestite.
(c) Drank beer.
(d) Sleep with a prostitute.

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

5. What does Birdie tell the children at the beach?
(a) That she is a princess from Tanzania.
(b) That she is a college student from Berkeley.
(c) Fairies live behind the sand dunes.
(d) The sand is full of diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Birdie tell her Aunt Dot where Sandy is living?

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

3. What is Birdie doing in Chapter 10 when Nicholas visits her in the barn?

4. Why is Nicholas expelled from his private school?

5. Which character offers Birdie a ride home from town in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim scold Birdie for lying?

2. What mementos does Birdie find stashed in her mother's room?

3. Why do the girls in New Hampshire make fun of Birdie in Chapter 9?

4. How does Nicholas offend Birdie in Chapter 10?

5. What happens to Birdie and Sandy's relationship after Birdie moves to Boston?

6. What does Birdie do after Dennis' party?

7. Who is Jim?

8. Describe Birdie's trip to New York in Chapter 13.

9. Why won't Sandy allow Birdie to try and contact Deck and Cole in Brazil?

10. How is the class difference between Birdie and Nicholas demonstrated in the novel?

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