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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 Cecile mock Fern in "Inseparable"?
(a) For not knowing how to read.
(b) For being tall.
(c) For carrying a doll.
(d) For being short.

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

3. What information does Delphine relate when she calls home in "Collect Call"?
(a) That they are out of money.
(b) That they have arrived safely.
(c) That they are ready to go home.
(d) That their mother won't take them in.

4. What name does Cecile say the Black Panthers are calling her in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) Mukumbu.
(b) Afua.
(c) Nzila.
(d) Assata.

5. What does Cecile claim the Feds hire to infiltrate families and report on black people in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) Children.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Midgets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Delphine?

2. What is the name of Delphine's uncle?

3. How much money does the woman in the airport give to Fern in "Secret Agent Mother"?

4. Who uses a black marker to color Fern's doll in "Coloring and La-La"?

5. How much money has Pa given to Delphine for her trip with her sisters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does one of the Black Panthers harass Fern in "Breakfast Program"?

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

3. Why does Big Ma ask a black woman at the airport to look after her granddaughters?

4. How would you describe the relationship between the Gaither sisters, Pa, and Big Ma?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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