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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whose murder was Huey Newton arrested on October 28, 1968?
(a) For Frank White's murder.
(b) For Eldridge Cleaver's murder.
(c) For John Frey's murder.
(d) For Assata Shakur's murder.

3. What is the name of Eunice's middle sister?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Janice.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jessica.

4. What does Cecile reprimand Delphine for in "Big Red S"?
(a) Eating Chinese food.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Living for others.

5. When do Delphine and her sisters go to San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?
(a) Their first Saturday in town.
(b) Their second Saturday in town.
(c) Their third Saturday in town.
(d) Their second Sunday in town.

6. What does Delphine do in "Eating Crow" that constitutes this phrase?
(a) She cooks dinner.
(b) She calls her father and asks him to come and get her and her sisters.
(c) She tells her mother that she loves her.
(d) She takes back what she said at the People's Center.

7. What word from the narrative means a journey or trip?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Articulation.
(c) Excursion.
(d) Promontory.

8. The planned Black Panther rally is to have a park named after whom?
(a) Bobby Hutton.
(b) Bobby Seale.
(c) Eldridge Cleaver.
(d) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

9. What does Vonetta decide to do with the poem of Cecile's in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) Recite it at the rally.
(b) Publish it in the paper.
(c) Paint it on a building.
(d) Recite it at church.

10. What does the phrase "eating crow" mean?
(a) To give up and go home.
(b) To take the lead.
(c) To fail a class.
(d) To admit you're wrong.

11. What does Delphine discover by the stove in "Movable Type"?
(a) A stool.
(b) A broom.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A scooter.

12. How is the family described that takes pictures of Delphine and her sisters in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) Very strange.
(b) Very dark-skinned.
(c) Very loud.
(d) Very pale.

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

14. What does Cecile grudgingly buy for her daughters in "Expert Colored Counting"?
(a) A television.
(b) A trip to Disneyland.
(c) A go-kart.
(d) A second-hand radio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bobby Hutton when he died?

2. Where was Bobby Hutton born?

3. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?

4. How do Delphine and her sisters reach San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?

5. What does Delphine tell Vonetta she cares more about than her family in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?

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