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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. What items does Sandy shoplift in Chapter 3?
2. Where does Sandy decide to settle at the end of Chapter 7?
3. What does Birdie miss listening to in Chapter 8?
4. Where does Birdie find the Egyptian necklace?
5. Which horse does Birdie ride in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Birdie Lee.
2. How does Deck begin to view interracial couples after he and Sandy separate?
3. Why does Sandy dye her hair copper?
4. Why does a white couple call the police on Deck when he and Birdie are alone together in the park?
5. How do Birdie and Cole learn to fit into school society at Nkrumah?
6. What is in the present that Deck and Cole leave for Birdie?
7. Describe Birdie's relationship with Carmen.
8. Why does Sandy tell Deck he is like Grandma Lodge in blackface?
9. Why does Birdie grieve over her Aunt Dot's move to India?
10. Describe Birdie's ride on Mr. Pleasure in Chapter 8.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Birdie and Samantha's characters. What compromises have both characters made and how do those compromises affect their development? What could have motivated Birdie to ignore rather than befriend Samantha? What could have motivated Samantha to remain silent about her knowledge of Birdie's racial heritage? What does Birdie desperately want Samantha to do, and why?
Essay Topic 2
How does Birdie's perceived race affect her status in society? What strengths will she need to develop as an adult in order to thrive in American society? How might living in Berkeley affect her outlook on people of mixed race?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Birdie's inability to tell the truth. How does she develop the habit of lying and what effect does this habit have on her character? What event motivates Birdie to begin speaking the truth and what might this foreshadow for her character?
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