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

2. What is Hirohito's mother called in the narrative?

3. What does Cecile grudgingly buy for her daughters in "Expert Colored Counting"?

4. What do the wet sheets of paper resemble to Delphine in "Movable Type"?

5. What does Cecile reprimand Delphine for in "Big Red S"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. What do Delphine and her peers learn about Bobby Hutton in "Rally for Bobby"?

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

8. What does Kelvin reveal about Brother Woods in "Civic Pride"?

9. What poem has Vonetta decided to recite in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"? What does Cecile remark about the poem?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Cecile's arrest in the novel. Why is Cecile arrested? Who is arrested with her? For how long is she detained? What have the police done to Cecile's home when arresting her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of Cecile's kitchen in the novel. What does Cecile's kitchen represent to her? What does it represent to her children? Why is it significant that Cecile bars the children from entering the kitchen?

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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