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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 old is Fern in the novel?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

2. What does Cecile give to Delphine to pass off to any Black Panther they see in "Inseparable"?
(a) A black ribbon.
(b) Money.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A box.

3. Why does Kelvin confront Fern in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Because she is picking her nose.
(b) Because her doll is white.
(c) Because she drops her food.
(d) Because she is without her mother.

4. Where does Cecile say she should have gone to get rid of her children in "Green Stucco House"?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase "eating crow" an example of?

2. How old is Vonetta in the story?

3. What school is on the shirt of the older teenage girl who tells Kelvin to leave Fern along in "Breakfast Program"?

4. When was Che Guevara executed?

5. How old is Delphine?

(see the answer key)

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