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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. Whom do Delphine and her sisters encounter on their way to San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Mrs. Ming.
(c) Hirohito.
(d) Crazy Kelvin.

2. What group of people do Delphine and her sisters learn are fighting for their rights in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Union workers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Migrant workers.
(d) Rural farmers.

3. How far away is the rally in "Eating Crow"?
(a) 1 week away.
(b) 3 days away.
(c) 9 days away.
(d) 2 weeks away.

4. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?
(a) Go-Kart Boy.
(b) Japanese Boy.
(c) Scooter Boy.
(d) China Boy.

5. What does Delphine tell Vonetta she cares more about than her family in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) Her doll.
(b) Her poetry.
(c) Her image.
(d) Her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative means to brood silently out of disappointment or annoyance?

2. Who oversees a t-shirt printing operation in "China Who"?

3. What is the shopping center and tourist attraction at Fisherman's Wharf called?

4. Where do Delphine and her sisters go on the streetcar in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

5. What word from the narrative means a journey or trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Delphine respond to her teachings at the People's Center in "Rally for Bobby"?

3. What are Big Ma's feelings in regard to the Black Panther Party and its members?

4. What happens at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

5. What poem has Vonetta decided to recite in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"? What does Cecile remark about the poem?

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

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

8. What does Delphine ask her mother for in "Expert Colored Counting"? How does Cecile respond?

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

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

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