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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When does Cecile tell her daughters to come home in "Inseparable"?
(a) At 3:00.
(b) At 4:00.
(c) At noon.
(d) At sundown.

7. What is Cecile's last name?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Dakota.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Johnson.

8. How much later are Delphine and her sisters past their bedtime when she looks at her watch in "Glass of Water"?
(a) 2 hours and 20 minutes after their bedtime.
(b) 35 minutes after their bedtime.
(c) 45 minutes after their bedtime.
(d) 1 hour and 5 minutes after their bedtime.

9. What school is on the shirt of the older teenage girl who tells Kelvin to leave Fern along in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Cal State.
(c) NYU.
(d) Princeton.

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

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

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

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

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

15. At what time do Delphine and her sisters return to their mother's home in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

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

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

4. What do the Gaither sisters want to use their father's money for in "Mean Lady Ming"?

5. What book does Delphine read to her sisters when they go to bed in "Glass of Water"?

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