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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. When do Delphine and her sisters go to San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?

2. Where do Delphine and her sisters go after Fisherman's Wharf in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

3. Whom do Delphine and her sisters encounter on their way to San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?

4. What does Delphine decide she and her sisters will do in the end of "The Clark Sisters"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Big Ma's feelings in regard to the Black Panther Party and its members?

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

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

5. What does Sister Mukumbu teach the class in "Civic Pride"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is revealed about Cecile's childhood and adolescence in the novel? What led Cecile to living with Louis and his brother? How do you think these factors influenced Cecile's decision to abandon her family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of counterculture in the novel. What are different examples of counterculture that are experienced by the Gaither sisters? What are their impressions of the counterculture in San Francisco in 1968?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the origins of the Black Panther Party. Who founded the organization? When was it founded? What were its missions? What role does the Party play in the novel?

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