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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cecile say her daughters live when she is arrested?
(a) Up the road.
(b) At the orphanage.
(c) In New York.
(d) In San Francisco.

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

3. When was Fisherman's Wharf redeveloped into a tourist attraction?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1940s.

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

5. What has been wrecked in Cecile's house by the police during her arrest?
(a) Her gun cabinet.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Her basement.
(d) Her printing press.

6. What do the wet sheets of paper resemble to Delphine in "Movable Type"?
(a) Wings.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Balloons.
(d) Blankets.

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

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

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

10. Why does Delphine refuse to take her sisters to the People's Center in "Eating Crow"?
(a) Because Crazy Kelvin threatened her.
(b) Because she is scared of Sister Pat.
(c) Because she does not want them to attend the rally.
(d) Because she is scared of Sister Mukumbu.

11. What word from the novel means to fool or trick someone?
(a) Distract.
(b) Sucker.
(c) Interact.
(d) Placate.

12. What do Vonetta and Fern insist on doing a song from for the rally in "Rally for Bobby"?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) Peter, Paul, and Mary.
(c) Brenda and the Tabulations.
(d) Jimi Hendrix.

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

14. Whom does Cecile say Delphine sounds like when she says "Yes ma'am" in "Eating Crow"?
(a) Sister Mukumbu.
(b) Fern.
(c) Vonetta.
(d) Big Ma.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delphine ask her mother for on behalf of her sisters in "Expert Colored Counting"?

2. How is the family described that takes pictures of Delphine and her sisters in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

3. What does Cecile tell Vonetta about the poem she plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?

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

5. What are Delphine and Fern tasked with counting at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

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