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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Stores of the No Sayers” – “Afua”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Delphine and her sisters reach San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By subway.
(c) By bus.
(d) By the el train.

2. What secret is revealed through Fern's poem in "The Third Thing"?
(a) That Cecile abandoned her children.
(b) That Sister Mukumbu is an informant.
(c) That Sister Pat is an informant.
(d) That Kelvin is an informant.

3. What is Hirohito's mother called in the narrative?
(a) Mrs. Wilson.
(b) Mrs. Anderson.
(c) Mrs. Rose.
(d) Mrs. Woods.

4. What name does Delphine call Hirohito in "China Who"?
(a) Go-Kart Boy.
(b) Japanese Boy.
(c) Scooter Boy.
(d) China Boy.

5. 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"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Delphine.
(c) Fern.
(d) Vonetta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Delphine say she is often mistaken for due to her long legs in "Golden Gate Bridge"?

2. What group of people do Delphine and her sisters learn are fighting for their rights in "Counting and Skimming"?

3. What word from the narrative means to make amends?

4. By what term does Cecile refer to Big Ma in "Eating Crow"?

5. What do Delphine and her sisters do in the morning in "I Birthed a Nation"?

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