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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. How old is Delphine?

2. How much money has Pa given to Delphine for her trip with her sisters?

3. What does Cecile claim the Feds hire to infiltrate families and report on black people in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?

4. Who raises her hand in class to say she's not come for a revolution but to meet her mother in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

5. Who has called Cecile the greediest, meanest person alive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Delphine feel about the people and customs at the People's Center in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

3. What do the Black Panthers discuss with Cecile in "For the People"?

4. How is the setting described at the People's Center in "Breakfast Program"?

5. How is the classroom at the People's Center described in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

6. What is reflected through Big Ma's perceptions of the people at the airport?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of poetry in One Crazy Summer. How is poetry employed as a means of propaganda for the Black Panther Party? What contributions does Cecile make with her poetry? What is the power that poetry holds?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Crazy Kelvin. Where do the Gaither sisters encounter Kelvin? Why does Kelvin confront Fern? Who gets Kelvin to stop harassing Fern?

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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