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

2. What group of people do Delphine and her sisters learn are fighting for their rights in "Counting and Skimming"?

3. Where is Cecile's poem discovered in "I Birthed a Nation"?

4. What does Delphine ask her mother for on behalf of her sisters in "Expert Colored Counting"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Cecile and her relationship to the theme of feminism in the novel. What are displays of Cecile's feminism? What are the repercussions of Cecile's ideals on her children?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern in the novel. How old are the sisters? How close are they? Who acts as the caretaker for the sisters?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Huey Newton and what was the "Free Huey" campaign about? Why was Newton arrested? Why does Big Ma believe he deserves to stay in jail? Who do you believe is right?

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