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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 much older than Birdie is Cole?

2. What item does Cole place in Birdie's bed in Chapter 5?

3. Which character does Birdie stay with after the dinner in Chapter 5?

4. What culture is Birdie forced to adopt in her teen years?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the peek-a-boo game that Sandy plays with her daughters.

2. Why does Cole give Birdie Golliwog?

3. Why does Birdie identify most closely with her black heritage?

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

5. Describe Birdie Lee.

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

7. Why doesn't Sandy think that Birdie is really "passing" as white?

8. How do Deck and Sandy meet?

9. Describe Birdie and Cole's relationship.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Birdie's comment that she must kill Jesse in order to set herself free. What does Jesse represent to Birdie? What motivates Birdie to eliminate Jesse? How will losing Jesse affect Birdie's relationships with her friends in New Hampshire? What might it foreshadow for her future?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Caucasia is filled with ironies relating to race and cultural acceptance. List examples of irony found in the novel and note how these situations affect the characters. How is irony linked to the subjects of racism, acceptance, and relationships in the novel? How do these ironic situations affect the characters in the novel?

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