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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 name is listed as the author of Cecile's poem in "I Birthed a Nation"?

2. What does a woman on the street give to Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

3. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?

4. What word from the novel means to fool or trick someone?

5. What does Cecile teach Delphine to work in "Movable Type"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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