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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delphine note that Cecile wears in her hair in "Green Stucco House"?
(a) Hair clips.
(b) Ribbons and bows.
(c) Pens and pencils.
(d) Dreadlocks.

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

3. When did Huey Newton co-found the Black Panther Party?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1966.

4. How old is Fern in the novel?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

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

6. By what name do the Black Panthers refer to Cecile in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Sister Inzilla.
(b) Sister Assata.
(c) Sister Mukumbu.
(d) Sister Pat.

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

8. Who gets caught by the stewardess and it told to sit down on the flight in "Golden Gate Bridge"?
(a) Fern.
(b) Vonetta.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Delphine.

9. What do the Gaither sisters want to use their father's money for in "Mean Lady Ming"?
(a) To go to Disneyland.
(b) To go to San Francisco.
(c) To go to the aquarium.
(d) To go to the zoo.

10. What does Cecile's assumed name mean in the Yoruba language?
(a) The light.
(b) The path.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The star.

11. What is on Crazy Kelvin's t-shirt?
(a) A star.
(b) A peace sign.
(c) A swastika.
(d) A dead pig.

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

13. 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 Mukumbu.
(b) Sister Sarah.
(c) Sister Assata.
(d) Sister Inzilla.

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

15. From whose perspective is the narrative related?
(a) Cecile's.
(b) Delphine's.
(c) Vonetta's.
(d) Fern's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much later are Delphine and her sisters past their bedtime when she looks at her watch in "Glass of Water"?

2. What does Cecile claim the Feds hire to infiltrate families and report on black people in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?

3. Who answers the phone when Delphine calls home in "Collect Call"?

4. At the airport, Big Ma looks favorably at a young black woman who is dressed like what public figure?

5. What is Cecile's last name?

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