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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. How is Hirohoto's mother described in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) African American.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Filipino.
(d) Japanese.
2. What does Cecile teach Delphine to work in "Movable Type"?
(a) The electric organ.
(b) The printing press.
(c) The oven.
(d) The microwave.
3. Where is Cecile's poem discovered in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In Cecile's bedroom.
4. What group of people do Delphine and her sisters learn are fighting for their rights in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Union workers.
(b) Rural farmers.
(c) Migrant workers.
(d) Teachers.
5. Who does Delphine realize are right after her mother's arrest in "The Clark Sisters"?
(a) Sister Pat.
(b) Sister Mukumbu and Kelvin.
(c) Pa and Big Ma.
(d) Hirohito and Sarah.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wants to know why Delphine and her sisters are back in "Eating Crow"?
2. How are the people of San Francisco described in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
3. What is the title of the poem that Vonetta plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
4. Where does Delphine go to buy food in "Big Red S"?
5. What is the name of Eunice's middle sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Delphine's behavior changed in "Wish We Had a Camera"? What has led to the change?
2. How would you relate the Black Panthers, flower children, and feminists in the novel?
3. What happens at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?
4. How has Cecile's behavior toward Delphine changed in "Movable Type"?
5. What does Delphine ask her mother for in "Expert Colored Counting"? How does Cecile respond?
6. How does Cecile respond to Delphine's shopping at Safeway in "Big Red S"?
7. What happens when Delphine and her sisters return home in "Wish We Had a Camera"? What are the implications of this scenario?
8. What plan does Delphine reveal to her sisters in "San Francisco Treat"?
9. What do Delphine and her peers learn about Bobby Hutton in "Rally for Bobby"?
10. How does irony apply to the situation where Delphine makes dinner in "Big Red S"?
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