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

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

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

4. The planned Black Panther rally is to have a park named after whom?
(a) Eldridge Cleaver.
(b) Bobby Seale.
(c) Bobby Hutton.
(d) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. How much money does the woman in the airport give to Fern in "Secret Agent Mother"?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 50 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name do Delphine and her sisters hear the Black Panthers calling Cecile in "For the People"?

2. Where are the Gaither sisters going to visit their mother in "Cassius Clay Clouds"?

3. Who killed Bobby Hutton?

4. How old is Fern in the novel?

5. What television show's theme song do kids at school sing to make fun of Delphine's name?

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