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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the girl make fun of Fern in class in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) For being short.
(b) For talking back to the teacher.
(c) For being tall.
(d) For carrying a doll.

2. How long ago did Delpine's mother abandon her family?
(a) 7 years ago.
(b) 4 years ago.
(c) 9 years ago.
(d) 2 years ago.

3. What is the boy riding that clips Delphine in "Mean Lady Ming"?
(a) A go-kart.
(b) A wooden T-board.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A three-wheeler.

4. Where do the Gaither sisters live with their father?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

5. What is the name of the Gaither sisters' father?
(a) Frank Gaither.
(b) Mark Gaither.
(c) Jacob Gaither.
(d) Louis Gaither.

6. What information does Delphine relate when she calls home in "Collect Call"?
(a) That they are out of money.
(b) That they have arrived safely.
(c) That their mother won't take them in.
(d) That they are ready to go home.

7. Who gets Delphine and her sisters situated for the summer program at the People's Center in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
(a) Sister Inzilla.
(b) Sister Mukumbu.
(c) Sister Assata.
(d) Sister Sarah.

8. What does Cecile give to Delphine to pass off to any Black Panther they see in "Inseparable"?
(a) A box.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Money.
(d) A black ribbon.

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

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

11. How old is Delphine?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

12. How many Black Panthers have shown up at Cecile's house in "For the People"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. At the airport, Big Ma looks favorably at a young black woman who is dressed like what public figure?
(a) Assata Shakur.
(b) June Cleaver.
(c) Barbara Bush.
(d) Jackie Kennedy.

14. How does Big Ma refer to Huey Newton?
(a) The poor wretch.
(b) The biggest troublemaker of all.
(c) The leader for the people.
(d) The most heroic of them all.

15. What girl makes fun of Fern in class in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Eunice.
(b) Misty.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is One Crazy Summer set?

2. Who has called Cecile the greediest, meanest person alive?

3. What is the name of Delphine's uncle?

4. What is the name of the girl in the college t-shirt in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

5. Who uses a black marker to color Fern's doll in "Coloring and La-La"?

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