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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television show's theme song do kids at school sing to make fun of Delphine's name?
(a) "M.A.S.H."
(b) "Mork and Mindy."
(c) "Flipper."
(d) "Cheers."

2. What does a local store deliver to the People's Center when Delphine and her sisters arrive in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Potatoes and broth.
(b) Bread and orange juice.
(c) Bagels and milk.
(d) Pepsis and pizzas.

3. At the airport, Big Ma looks favorably at a young black woman who is dressed like what public figure?
(a) June Cleaver.
(b) Assata Shakur.
(c) Jackie Kennedy.
(d) Barbara Bush.

4. How long ago did Delpine's mother abandon her family?
(a) 9 years ago.
(b) 4 years ago.
(c) 7 years ago.
(d) 2 years ago.

5. How old is Vonetta in the story?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delphine note that Cecile wears in her hair in "Green Stucco House"?

2. Who answers the phone when Delphine calls home in "Collect Call"?

3. Who raises her hand in class to say she's not come for a revolution but to meet her mother in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

4. Who wrote the novel Delphine?

5. What book does Delphine read to herself at bedtime in "Glass of Water"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cecile send her daughters to the People's Center in "Inseparable"?

2. What is one example of the theme of racism seen in the first chapters of the novel?

3. What is revealed to be in the package sent by Cecile to the People's Center in "Breakfast Program"?

4. What historical allusions are made in "For the People"? Who is referenced?

5. What is symbolic about Cecile's kitchen in the novel?

6. How is the theme of counterculture explored in the first chapters of the novel?

7. What causes the conflict between Delphine and her sisters in "Golden Gate Bridge"?

8. What are the repercussions of Cecile's actions of independence in the novel?

9. How is the theme of family illustrated through the character of Delphine in "Glass of Water"?

10. What is reflected through Big Ma's perceptions of the people at the airport?

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