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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Glass of Water” – “Coloring and La-La”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By what name do the Black Panthers refer to Cecile in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Sister Pat.
(b) Sister Assata.
(c) Sister Mukumbu.
(d) Sister Inzilla.

3. What beverage does Cecile tell Delphine to get at the restaurant in "Mean Lady Ming"?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Tea.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Coke.

4. How much later are Delphine and her sisters past their bedtime when she looks at her watch in "Glass of Water"?
(a) 45 minutes after their bedtime.
(b) 35 minutes after their bedtime.
(c) 2 hours and 20 minutes after their bedtime.
(d) 1 hour and 5 minutes after their bedtime.

5. At the airport, Big Ma looks favorably at a young black woman who is dressed like what public figure?
(a) Barbara Bush.
(b) June Cleaver.
(c) Assata Shakur.
(d) Jackie Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Delpine's mother abandon her family?

2. What book does Delphine read to her sisters when they go to bed in "Glass of Water"?

3. Who has called Cecile the greediest, meanest person alive?

4. Where does Delphine carry her envelope of money in the airport in "Cassius Clay Clouds"?

5. Who gets up to go to the kitchen for water in "Glass of Water"?

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