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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. What does Cecile's assumed name mean in the Yoruba language?
(a) The path.
(b) The light.
(c) The star.
(d) The ocean.
2. How much later are Delphine and her sisters past their bedtime when she looks at her watch in "Glass of Water"?
(a) 35 minutes after their bedtime.
(b) 2 hours and 20 minutes after their bedtime.
(c) 45 minutes after their bedtime.
(d) 1 hour and 5 minutes after their bedtime.
3. How does one of the Black Panthers refer to the workers from the local store in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) White pansies.
(b) Fat pigs.
(c) Selfish cretins.
(d) Racist dogs.
4. What is on Crazy Kelvin's t-shirt?
(a) A dead pig.
(b) A star.
(c) A swastika.
(d) A peace sign.
5. What are the students tasked with doing in class in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Coloring posters.
(b) Writing out the alphabet.
(c) Distributing flyers.
(d) Counting newspapers.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who answers the phone when Delphine calls home in "Collect Call"?
2. Who gives a demonstration of the earth spinning in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
3. What does Delphine note that Cecile wears in her hair in "Green Stucco House"?
4. How much money does Cecile give to Delphine to get Chinese food in "Mean Lady Ming"?
5. What does the Chinese woman tell the Gaither sisters she will not give them in "Mean Lady Ming"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What historical allusions are made in "For the People"? Who is referenced?
2. How does Cecile behave toward her daughters upon their arrival in "Green Stucco House"?
3. Why does Cecile send her daughters to the People's Center in "Inseparable"?
4. How are feminist ideals demonstrated through Cecile's character in the novel?
5. How would you describe the relationship between the Gaither sisters, Pa, and Big Ma?
6. How is the classroom at the People's Center described in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
7. How does Delphine feel about the people and customs at the People's Center in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
8. How is the theme of family illustrated through the character of Delphine in "Glass of Water"?
9. What is revealed to be in the package sent by Cecile to the People's Center in "Breakfast Program"?
10. Why does Big Ma ask a black woman at the airport to look after her granddaughters?
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