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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. How far away is the rally in "Eating Crow"?
(a) 2 weeks away.
(b) 9 days away.
(c) 3 days away.
(d) 1 week away.

2. What word from "Eating Crow" means bewildered?
(a) Exonerated.
(b) Collaborated.
(c) Flummoxed.
(d) Impounded.

3. How do Delphine and her sisters reach San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?
(a) By subway.
(b) By the el train.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By bus.

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

5. What is the name of Hirohito's father?
(a) Brother Smith.
(b) Brother Wilson.
(c) Brother James.
(d) Brother Woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Delphine realize are right after her mother's arrest in "The Clark Sisters"?

2. By what name does Cecile refer to her daughters when she is arrested?

3. What does Vonetta decide to do with the poem of Cecile's in "I Birthed a Nation"?

4. What word from the narrative means to brood silently out of disappointment or annoyance?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

4. How do the civil rights events on the East Coast and the West Coast differ in the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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