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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 do Delphine and her sisters reach San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?
(a) By subway.
(b) By the el train.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By bus.

2. Who does Delphine realize are right after her mother's arrest in "The Clark Sisters"?
(a) Sister Mukumbu and Kelvin.
(b) Pa and Big Ma.
(c) Sister Pat.
(d) Hirohito and Sarah.

3. What is the title of the poem that Vonetta plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) "Tomorrow's Road."
(b) "A Snowy Evening."
(c) "Power to the People."
(d) "We Real Cool."

4. Where was Bobby Hutton born?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Texas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Arkansas.

5. The planned Black Panther rally is to have a park named after whom?
(a) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Bobby Hutton.
(c) Eldridge Cleaver.
(d) Bobby Seale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delphine decide she and her sisters will do in the end of "The Clark Sisters"?

2. Whom does Cecile say Delphine sounds like when she says "Yes ma'am" in "Eating Crow"?

3. What do Delphine and her sisters eat upon arriving at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

4. Where does Cecile say her daughters live when she is arrested?

5. What does Cecile reprimand Delphine for in "Big Red S"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the title of "Movable Type" refer to in the narrative?

2. How does irony apply to the situation where Delphine makes dinner in "Big Red S"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What leads Delphine to go to Safeway in "Big Red S"?

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

10. How has Delphine's behavior changed in "Wish We Had a Camera"? What has led to the change?

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