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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money has Pa given to Delphine for her trip with her sisters?
(a) $200.
(b) $150.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

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

4. Where does Cecile say she should have gone to get rid of her children in "Green Stucco House"?
(a) Canada.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Mexico.
(d) New York.

5. How does one of the Black Panthers refer to the workers from the local store in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Selfish cretins.
(b) White pansies.
(c) Racist dogs.
(d) Fat pigs.

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

7. How much money does the woman in the airport give to Fern in "Secret Agent Mother"?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 50 cents.

8. What does Cecile claim the Feds hire to infiltrate families and report on black people in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Midgets.
(c) Cats.
(d) Children.

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

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

11. Who uses a black marker to color Fern's doll in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Fern.
(b) Delphine.
(c) Vonetta.
(d) Cecile.

12. How much money does Cecile give to Delphine to get Chinese food in "Mean Lady Ming"?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $15.
(d) $5.

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

14. What beverage does Cecile tell Delphine to get at the restaurant in "Mean Lady Ming"?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Coke.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Tea.

15. What is the name of the girl in the college t-shirt in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
(a) Sister Sarah.
(b) Sister Pat.
(c) Sister Inzilla.
(d) Sister Mukumbu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets Delphine and her sisters situated for the summer program at the People's Center in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

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

3. What name do Delphine and her sisters hear the Black Panthers calling Cecile in "For the People"?

4. What is the boy riding that clips Delphine in "Mean Lady Ming"?

5. How are the workers from the local store described in "Coloring and La-La"?

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