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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. At what time do Delphine and her sisters return to their mother's home in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

2. Where is Big Ma from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Texas.

3. At what time is Delphine and her sisters' regular bedtime?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 9:30.
(d) 10:00.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the students tasked with doing in class in "Coloring and La-La"?

2. How much later are Delphine and her sisters past their bedtime when she looks at her watch in "Glass of Water"?

3. Where is Darnell's uncle fighting in the military?

4. How old is Delphine?

5. What school is on the shirt of the older teenage girl who tells Kelvin to leave Fern along in "Breakfast Program"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are the Gaither sisters traveling in "Cassius Clay Clouds"? How do they feel about their trip?

2. What does Cecile give to Delphine to take to the People's Center in "Inseparable"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the setting described at the People's Center in "Breakfast Program"?

10. Why does Big Ma worry about the girls' trip?

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