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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Itsy Bitsy Spider” – “I Birthed a Nation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What girl makes fun of Fern in class in "Coloring and La-La"?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Eunice.
(c) Misty.
(d) Sarah.

3. What is the name of the Gaither sisters' father?
(a) Jacob Gaither.
(b) Frank Gaither.
(c) Louis Gaither.
(d) Mark Gaither.

4. What does Cecile have waiting for Delphine and her sisters when they return home in the beginning of "Crazy Mother Mountain"?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Chinese food.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Meatloaf.

5. For whose murder was Huey Newton arrested on October 28, 1968?
(a) For Eldridge Cleaver's murder.
(b) For Assata Shakur's murder.
(c) For Frank White's murder.
(d) For John Frey's murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hirohito's ethnicity described in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

2. What word from the novel means municipal?

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

4. What does Delphine tell Vonetta she cares more about than her family in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?

5. What word from the narrative means to brood silently out of disappointment or annoyance?

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