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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 word from the narrative means a journey or trip?

2. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?

3. By what term does Cecile refer to Big Ma in "Eating Crow"?

4. What was Huey Newton's position in the Black Panther Party?

5. What does the girl tell Delphine and her sisters that peace is in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Hirohito's character in "China Who"?

2. What does Kelvin reveal about Brother Woods in "Civic Pride"?

3. How would you relate the Black Panthers, flower children, and feminists in the novel?

4. Who arrives to help Delphine and her sisters in "I Birthed a Nation"? What impact does this have on the protagonist?

5. What is foreshadowed by the encounter with Hirohito in "San Francisco Treat"?

6. What does Sister Mukumbu teach the class in "Civic Pride"?

7. What plan does Delphine reveal to her sisters in "San Francisco Treat"?

8. What do Delphine and her peers learn about Bobby Hutton in "Rally for Bobby"?

9. How is the theme of counterculture explored in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

10. How does Cecile respond to Delphine's shopping at Safeway in "Big Red S"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the family history of Delphine and her sisters. By whom have they been raised? When did their mother abandon the family? What kind of relationship have the sisters had with their mother up until their arrival in Oakland?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of poetry in One Crazy Summer. How is poetry employed as a means of propaganda for the Black Panther Party? What contributions does Cecile make with her poetry? What is the power that poetry holds?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of childhood in One Crazy Summer. In what ways is Delphine prevented from enjoying her childhood in the narrative? What are the instances where she is able to "be a child" again? How does this theme apply to Cecile?

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