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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 has been wrecked in Cecile's house by the police during her arrest?
(a) Her gun cabinet.
(b) Her printing press.
(c) Her basement.
(d) Her bedroom.

2. What does Delphine discover by the stove in "Movable Type"?
(a) A scooter.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A broom.
(d) A stool.

3. What does Cecile tell Vonetta about the poem she plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) That is it too long.
(b) That it is beautiful.
(c) That it is perfect.
(d) That is it horrible.

4. What word from the novel means municipal?
(a) Civic.
(b) Annual.
(c) Incendiary.
(d) Litany.

5. Where was Bobby Hutton born?
(a) Texas.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where was Bobby Hutton arrested while protesting the Mulford Act?

4. What do Hirohito and his mother bring to Delphine and her sisters in "I Birthed a Nation"?

5. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is foreshadowed by the encounter with Hirohito in "San Francisco Treat"?

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

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

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

6. How has Cecile's behavior toward Delphine changed in "Movable Type"?

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

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

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

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

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