Caucasia Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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

Caucasia Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cole react to her father's comments about the interracial couple in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Carmen?

3. Why is Sandy angry at the end of Chapter 8?

4. Where does Sandy decide to settle at the end of Chapter 7?

5. What fear does Sandy develop in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Deck Lee.

2. Why is Sandy angry that Birdie went horseback riding at night?

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

4. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

5. Describe Birdie's ride on Mr. Pleasure in Chapter 8.

6. Why does Sandy tell Deck he is like Grandma Lodge in blackface?

7. Why does Sandy dye her hair copper?

8. How does Sandy finance her flight from the FBI?

9. How do Birdie and Cole learn to fit into school society at Nkrumah?

10. What happens in Sandy's basement after she and Deck separate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Sandy convinces Birdie that the FBI and other characters are the antagonists in the novel. Describe how Sandy's role changes throughout the novel. What events or characters affect that change? What does this change foreshadow for Birdie's future?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Sandy's development of paranoia after she and Deck separate. How does Sandy's paranoia motivate her? What effect does it have on other characters and how do they react to Sandy? Is her paranoia genuine? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of WASPs in the novel? How does Sandy identify a WASP? What ironies are evident in her description? How does Sandy's perceptions of WASPs affect both her and Birdie's characters?

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