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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the poem that Vonetta plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Gerndolyn Brooks.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Brother Woods.

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

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

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

5. 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) Recite it at church.
(d) Paint it on a building.

6. Where is Cecile's poem discovered in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In Cecile's bedroom.
(d) In the attic.

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

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

9. What do Delphine and her sisters do in the morning in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) They cook a huge breakfast.
(b) They go to the library.
(c) They go to the grocery store.
(d) They clean the kitchen.

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

11. Who wants to know why Delphine and her sisters are back in "Eating Crow"?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Pat.
(c) Eunice.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Delphine and her sister go to catch a streetcar in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

2. By what term does Cecile refer to Big Ma in "Eating Crow"?

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

4. When was Fisherman's Wharf redeveloped into a tourist attraction?

5. How old was Bobby Hutton when he died?

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