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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who oversees a t-shirt printing operation in "China Who"?
(a) Sister Pat and Sister Mukumbu.
(b) Brother Woods.
(c) Sister Nzila and Sister Mukumbu.
(d) Crazy Kelvin.

3. What is the shopping center and tourist attraction at Fisherman's Wharf called?
(a) Pier 17.
(b) Pier 19.
(c) Pier 39.
(d) Pier 42.

4. Where do Delphine and her sisters go after Fisherman's Wharf in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) To the aquarium.
(b) To Big Sur.
(c) To the Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) To the zoo.

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

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

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

8. What does Delphine ask her mother for on behalf of her sisters in "Expert Colored Counting"?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A poem.
(c) A television.
(d) A newspaper.

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

10. How many Black Panthers are with Cecile when she is arrested in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

11. Where does Delphine go to buy food in "Big Red S"?
(a) Safeway.
(b) Piggly Wiggly.
(c) Costco.
(d) Wegmann's.

12. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?
(a) Scooter Boy.
(b) Go-Kart Boy.
(c) China Boy.
(d) Japanese Boy.

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

14. What is Hirohito's mother called in the narrative?
(a) Mrs. Woods.
(b) Mrs. Rose.
(c) Mrs. Wilson.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

15. How are the people of San Francisco described in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) Beatniks.
(b) Hipsters.
(c) Yuppies.
(d) Hippies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of people do Delphine and her sisters learn are fighting for their rights in "Counting and Skimming"?

2. What word from the novel means municipal?

3. What does Delphine do in "Eating Crow" that constitutes this phrase?

4. When do Delphine and her sisters go to San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?

5. What is the name of Eunice's middle sister?

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