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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Itsy Bitsy Spider” – “I Birthed a Nation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the people of San Francisco described in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) Beatniks.
(b) Hipsters.
(c) Yuppies.
(d) Hippies.

2. What has been wrecked in Cecile's house by the police during her arrest?
(a) Her gun cabinet.
(b) Her printing press.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her basement.

3. How far away is the rally in "Eating Crow"?
(a) 1 week away.
(b) 9 days away.
(c) 2 weeks away.
(d) 3 days away.

4. What book does Delphine read to herself at bedtime in "Glass of Water"?
(a) Island of the Blue Dolphins.
(b) James and the Giant Peach.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Moby Dick.

5. What does Cecile's assumed name mean in the Yoruba language?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The path.
(c) The light.
(d) The star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl in the college t-shirt in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

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

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

4. What does Cecile claim the Feds hire to infiltrate families and report on black people in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?

5. What do Hirohito and his mother bring to Delphine and her sisters in "I Birthed a Nation"?

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