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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 workers from the local store described in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Young white guys.
(b) Old black men.
(c) Young black guys.
(d) Old white men.

2. By what name does Cecile refer to her daughters when she is arrested?
(a) Smith.
(b) Clark.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Jackson.

3. Where was Huey Newton born?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Monroe, Louisiana.
(c) Oxford, Mississippi.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. Whom does Cecile say Delphine sounds like when she says "Yes ma'am" in "Eating Crow"?
(a) Vonetta.
(b) Sister Mukumbu.
(c) Big Ma.
(d) Fern.

5. Why does Cecile mock Fern in "Inseparable"?
(a) For being short.
(b) For being tall.
(c) For carrying a doll.
(d) For not knowing how to read.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By what name do the Black Panthers refer to Cecile in "Breakfast Program"?

3. Where does Cecile say her daughters live when she is arrested?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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