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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Counting and Skimming” – “Eating Crow”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money has Pa given to Delphine for her trip with her sisters?
(a) $200.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $150.

2. What book does Delphine read to her sisters when they go to bed in "Glass of Water"?
(a) The Bible.
(b) James and the Giant Peach.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

3. Who gets Delphine and her sisters situated for the summer program at the People's Center in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
(a) Sister Sarah.
(b) Sister Assata.
(c) Sister Mukumbu.
(d) Sister Inzilla.

4. What word from the novel means municipal?
(a) Annual.
(b) Civic.
(c) Litany.
(d) Incendiary.

5. Who intervenes when the girl makes fun of Fern in class in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Sister Mumbuku.
(b) Sister Assata.
(c) Sister Pat.
(d) Sister Nzila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Cecile say Delphine sounds like when she says "Yes ma'am" in "Eating Crow"?

2. Where does Delphine go to buy food in "Big Red S"?

3. What book does Delphine read to herself at bedtime in "Glass of Water"?

4. What does Cecile's assumed name mean in the Yoruba language?

5. What was Huey Newton's position in the Black Panther Party?

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