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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 does Delphine tell Vonetta she cares more about than her family in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) Her poetry.
(b) Her image.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her doll.

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

3. What does a woman on the street give to Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) Peace sign necklaces.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Money.
(d) Potato chips.

4. Who does Delphine realize are right after her mother's arrest in "The Clark Sisters"?
(a) Sister Pat.
(b) Pa and Big Ma.
(c) Sister Mukumbu and Kelvin.
(d) Hirohito and Sarah.

5. By what name does Cecile refer to her daughters when she is arrested?
(a) Clark.
(b) Smith.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bobby Hutton when he died?

2. The rally of the Black Panthers is to free whom?

3. What word from the novel means municipal?

4. What does Delphine do in "Eating Crow" that constitutes this phrase?

5. By what term does Cecile refer to Big Ma in "Eating Crow"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Delphine and her peers learn about Bobby Hutton in "Rally for Bobby"?

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

4. Who arrives to help Delphine and her sisters in "I Birthed a Nation"? What impact does this have on the protagonist?

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

6. What does Sister Mukumbu teach the class in "Civic Pride"?

7. What plan does Delphine reveal to her sisters in "San Francisco Treat"?

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

9. How has Delphine's behavior changed in "Wish We Had a Camera"? What has led to the change?

10. What does Kelvin reveal about Brother Woods in "Civic Pride"?

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