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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away is the rally in "Eating Crow"?
(a) 1 week away.
(b) 9 days away.
(c) 3 days away.
(d) 2 weeks away.

2. What word from the novel means municipal?
(a) Civic.
(b) Incendiary.
(c) Annual.
(d) Litany.

3. What name is listed as the author of Cecile's poem in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Nzila.
(c) Assata.
(d) Maria.

4. Who does Delphine tell Vonetta she is just like in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) Fern.
(b) Eunice.
(c) Sister Mukumbu.
(d) Cecile.

5. Where was Huey Newton born?
(a) Monroe, Louisiana.
(b) Oxford, Mississippi.
(c) Memphis, Tennessee.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

6. What word from the novel means to make white or pale?
(a) Cauterize.
(b) Exonerate.
(c) Blanch.
(d) Impale.

7. By what name does Cecile refer to her daughters when she is arrested?
(a) Smith.
(b) Clark.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Wilson.

8. What are Delphine and Fern tasked with counting at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Flyers.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Newspapers.

9. Who discovers Cecile's poem in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) Fern.
(b) Vonetta.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Delphine.

10. Where was Bobby Hutton arrested while protesting the Mulford Act?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(d) Sacramento, California.

11. Where do Delphine and her sister go to catch a streetcar in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) Canal Street.
(b) Grant Street.
(c) Washington Street.
(d) Wilson Street.

12. What does Delphine tell Vonetta she cares more about than her family in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her doll.
(c) Her poetry.
(d) Her image.

13. What does the girl tell Delphine and her sisters that peace is in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) War.
(b) Power.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Love.

14. What do Delphine and her sisters eat upon arriving at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Grapes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Civic Pride," Sister Mukumbu teaches the students about their rights and how to protect their rights against whom?

2. What is Hirohito's mother called in the narrative?

3. What does Cecile teach Delphine to work in "Movable Type"?

4. Why does Delphine refuse to take her sisters to the People's Center in "Eating Crow"?

5. Who does Delphine realize are right after her mother's arrest in "The Clark Sisters"?

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