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

2. What are Delphine and Fern tasked with counting at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Flyers.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Oranges.

3. Where do Delphine and her sisters go on the streetcar in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To the aquarium.
(c) To the zoo.
(d) To Chinatown.

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

5. What does Delphine ask her mother for on behalf of her sisters in "Expert Colored Counting"?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A poem.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bobby Hutton born?

2. What does Cecile teach Delphine to work in "Movable Type"?

3. Where does Delphine go to buy food in "Big Red S"?

4. Who killed Bobby Hutton?

5. What do Delphine and her sisters eat upon arriving at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rule are the sisters breaking by cleaning Cecile's kitchen in "I Birthed a Nation"?

2. How does Cecile respond to Delphine's shopping at Safeway in "Big Red S"?

3. How does Delphine respond to her teachings at the People's Center in "Rally for Bobby"?

4. What is revealed about Hirohito's character in "China Who"?

5. What poem has Vonetta decided to recite in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"? What does Cecile remark about the poem?

6. What leads Delphine to go to Safeway in "Big Red S"?

7. What are Big Ma's feelings in regard to the Black Panther Party and its members?

8. What happens when Delphine and her sisters return home in "Wish We Had a Camera"? What are the implications of this scenario?

9. How does irony apply to the situation where Delphine makes dinner in "Big Red S"?

10. What does Delphine ask her mother for in "Expert Colored Counting"? How does Cecile respond?

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