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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the doll that Fern carries with her everywhere she goes?
(a) Miss Sarah Doll.
(b) Miss Christie.
(c) Miss Lucy.
(d) Miss Patty Cake.

2. What does Cecile have waiting for Delphine and her sisters when they return home in the beginning of "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) Meatloaf.
(b) Chinese food.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Tacos.

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

4. How old does Delphine say she is often mistaken for due to her long legs in "Golden Gate Bridge"?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. Why does Kelvin confront Fern in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Because she is picking her nose.
(b) Because her doll is white.
(c) Because she is without her mother.
(d) Because she drops her food.

6. What television show's theme song do kids at school sing to make fun of Delphine's name?
(a) "Cheers."
(b) "Flipper."
(c) "M.A.S.H."
(d) "Mork and Mindy."

7. Who intervenes when the girl makes fun of Fern in class in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Sister Assata.
(b) Sister Mumbuku.
(c) Sister Nzila.
(d) Sister Pat.

8. Where is Darnell's uncle fighting in the military?
(a) In Germany.
(b) In Korea.
(c) In Vietnam.
(d) In Iraq.

9. How are the workers from the local store described in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Young white guys.
(b) Young black guys.
(c) Old black men.
(d) Old white men.

10. Where does Delphine carry her envelope of money in the airport in "Cassius Clay Clouds"?
(a) In a purse.
(b) In her pocket.
(c) In her hat.
(d) In her shoe.

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

12. How old is Vonetta in the story?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

13. What 1968 book did Leroy Eldridge Cleaver write?
(a) White and Black.
(b) Soul on Ice.
(c) Justice for the People.
(d) Freedom Fighter.

14. When was Che Guevara executed?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1969.

15. What book does Delphine read to her sisters when they go to bed in "Glass of Water"?
(a) James and the Giant Peach.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Delphine?

2. Why does Cecile mock Fern in "Inseparable"?

3. What is on Crazy Kelvin's t-shirt?

4. What does Cecile's assumed name mean in the Yoruba language?

5. How does Big Ma refer to Huey Newton?

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