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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. Who killed Bobby Hutton?
(a) The Sacramento police.
(b) Eldridge Cleaver.
(c) The Oakland police.
(d) The Los Angeles police.

2. Where is Darnell's uncle fighting in the military?
(a) In Korea.
(b) In Iraq.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In Vietnam.

3. What does Delphine note that Cecile wears in her hair in "Green Stucco House"?
(a) Dreadlocks.
(b) Pens and pencils.
(c) Ribbons and bows.
(d) Hair clips.

4. What do Delphine and her sisters eat upon arriving at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Cherries.

5. What does Cecile claim the Feds hire to infiltrate families and report on black people in "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Children.
(c) Cats.
(d) Midgets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raises her hand in class to say she's not come for a revolution but to meet her mother in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

2. Who wrote the novel Delphine?

3. When does Cecile tell her daughters to come home in "Inseparable"?

4. Who uses a black marker to color Fern's doll in "Coloring and La-La"?

5. Why does Fern's tummy hurt in "Big Red S"?

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