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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 1968 book did Leroy Eldridge Cleaver write?
(a) Freedom Fighter.
(b) White and Black.
(c) Justice for the People.
(d) Soul on Ice.

2. When does Cecile tell her daughters to come home in "Inseparable"?
(a) At noon.
(b) At 3:00.
(c) At 4:00.
(d) At sundown.

3. What is Cecile's last name?
(a) Dakota.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Jackson.

4. What book does Delphine read to herself at bedtime in "Glass of Water"?
(a) The Bible.
(b) James and the Giant Peach.
(c) Island of the Blue Dolphins.
(d) Moby Dick.

5. At what time is Delphine and her sisters' regular bedtime?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 9:30.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 10:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Gaither sisters' father?

2. What does Delphine note that Cecile wears in her hair in "Green Stucco House"?

3. Who answers the phone when Delphine calls home in "Collect Call"?

4. From what airport are the Gaither sisters departing in "Cassius Clay Clouds"?

5. What does Cecile give to Delphine to pass off to any Black Panther they see in "Inseparable"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolic about Cecile's kitchen in the novel?

2. Why does Cecile send her daughters to the People's Center in "Inseparable"?

3. How does Cecile behave toward her daughters upon their arrival in "Green Stucco House"?

4. Where are the Gaither sisters traveling in "Cassius Clay Clouds"? How do they feel about their trip?

5. What are the repercussions of Cecile's actions of independence in the novel?

6. Why does one of the Black Panthers harass Fern in "Breakfast Program"?

7. What is one example of the theme of racism seen in the first chapters of the novel?

8. What are Delphine's initial perceptions of the Black Panthers in the novel?

9. Why does Big Ma worry about the girls' trip?

10. Why does Big Ma ask a black woman at the airport to look after her granddaughters?

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