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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. What word from the narrative means a journey or trip?

2. The planned Black Panther rally is to have a park named after whom?

3. What word from the narrative means to brood silently out of disappointment or annoyance?

4. What is the name of Hirohito's father?

5. Who oversees a t-shirt printing operation in "China Who"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you relate the Black Panthers, flower children, and feminists in the novel?

3. What happens at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

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

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

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

7. Who arrives to help Delphine and her sisters in "I Birthed a Nation"? What impact does this have on the protagonist?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Delphine's experiences like when staying at the Woods' home? How do Delphine's experiences there differ from her experiences staying with Cecile? How are Delphine and her sisters treated by Hirohito and Mrs. Woods?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Big Ma in the narrative. How does Big Ma feel about Cecile? Why? What causes Big Ma to worry about her granddaughters' visit to Oakland?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of One Crazy Summer. Where in the narrative do the exposition, rising action, and climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story? Do you feel the plot is structured traditionally? Why or why not?

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