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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets up to go to the kitchen for water in "Glass of Water"?

2. What does the Chinese woman tell the Gaither sisters she will not give them in "Mean Lady Ming"?

3. When did Huey Newton co-found the Black Panther Party?

4. How many Black Panthers have shown up at Cecile's house in "For the People"?

5. What is on Crazy Kelvin's t-shirt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does one of the Black Panthers harass Fern in "Breakfast Program"?

2. What does Cecile give to Delphine to take to the People's Center in "Inseparable"?

3. What are Delphine's initial perceptions of the Black Panthers in the novel?

4. Where are the Gaither sisters traveling in "Cassius Clay Clouds"? How do they feel about their trip?

5. What has Vonetta done to Fern's doll in "Coloring and La-La"? What are the repercussions of this action?

6. What are the repercussions of Cecile's actions of independence in the novel?

7. How are feminist ideals demonstrated through Cecile's character in the novel?

8. Why does Cecile send her daughters to the People's Center in "Inseparable"?

9. How is the theme of counterculture explored in the first chapters of the novel?

10. Why does Big Ma ask a black woman at the airport to look after her granddaughters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How have Delphine's, Vonetta's, and Fern's relationships with their mother changed from the beginning of the novel to the end? Whose perceptions of her mother have changed the most? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern's visit to San Francisco. What tourist attractions do the sisters visit? What are their impressions of the people in San Francisco? How do the people here differ from those in Oakland?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the family history of Delphine and her sisters. By whom have they been raised? When did their mother abandon the family? What kind of relationship have the sisters had with their mother up until their arrival in Oakland?

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