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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 do Delphine and her sisters eat upon arriving at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Cherries.

2. In "Civic Pride," Sister Mukumbu teaches the students about their rights and how to protect their rights against whom?
(a) The police.
(b) The KKK.
(c) Abusive domestic partners.
(d) Gang members.

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

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

5. What is the phrase "eating crow" an example of?
(a) An idiom.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) A simile.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bobby Hutton when he died?

2. When was Fisherman's Wharf redeveloped into a tourist attraction?

3. What do the wet sheets of paper resemble to Delphine in "Movable Type"?

4. How are the people of San Francisco described in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

5. What was Huey Newton's position in the Black Panther Party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of counterculture explored in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

2. What is signified by the sisters cleaning Cecile's kitchen in "I Birthed a Nation"?

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

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

5. What does the title of "Movable Type" refer to in the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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