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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. Where do Sandy and Birdie live for four years after they leave their home?
2. What group does Maria invite Birdie to be a part of?
3. In Chapter 8, why does Nicholas go outside his home one night?
4. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?
5. What does Redbone show Birdie at her Aunt Dot's farewell party?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Birdie grieve over her Aunt Dot's move to India?
2. Describe Deck Lee.
3. What happens in Sandy's basement after she and Deck separate?
4. Why is Sandy angry that Birdie went horseback riding at night?
5. How do Birdie and Cole learn to fit into school society at Nkrumah?
6. Why does a white couple call the police on Deck when he and Birdie are alone together in the park?
7. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.
8. Why does Cole give Birdie Golliwog?
9. Why doesn't Sandy think that Birdie is really "passing" as white?
10. How do Deck and Sandy meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the value placed on skin color in the novel? How does skin color relate to racial perceptions and attitudes? How does the attitude prevalent towards skin color in the novel affect the education, social acceptance, and emotional well-being of the characters in the novel? How might perceptions about skin color affect Birdie's future children? Cole's future children?
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
How does Birdie find acceptance in the novel? What role does education, family, and friendships play in her quest for acceptance? What role does race and color play in her acceptance? Where does Birdie find acceptance, and why? What might this acceptance foreshadow for her future?
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