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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. Why does Kelvin confront Fern in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Because her doll is white.
(b) Because she is picking her nose.
(c) Because she drops her food.
(d) Because she is without her mother.

2. How does Big Ma refer to Huey Newton?
(a) The most heroic of them all.
(b) The biggest troublemaker of all.
(c) The poor wretch.
(d) The leader for the people.

3. What is the name of the doll that Fern carries with her everywhere she goes?
(a) Miss Sarah Doll.
(b) Miss Lucy.
(c) Miss Patty Cake.
(d) Miss Christie.

4. What does the Chinese woman tell the Gaither sisters she will not give them in "Mean Lady Ming"?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Free rice.
(c) Free egg rolls.
(d) Free noodles.

5. How does one of the Black Panthers refer to the workers from the local store in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) White pansies.
(b) Fat pigs.
(c) Selfish cretins.
(d) Racist dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Crazy Kelvin's t-shirt?

2. What girl makes fun of Fern in class in "Coloring and La-La"?

3. Who has called Cecile the greediest, meanest person alive?

4. How old is Vonetta in the story?

5. How many Black Panthers have shown up at Cecile's house in "For the People"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the classroom at the People's Center described in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

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

3. What are Delphine's initial perceptions of the Black Panthers in the novel?

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

5. How are feminist ideals demonstrated through Cecile's character in the novel?

6. How does Cecile behave toward her daughters upon their arrival in "Green Stucco House"?

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

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

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

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

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