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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. What does Cecile grudgingly buy for her daughters in "Expert Colored Counting"?
(a) A television.
(b) A go-kart.
(c) A trip to Disneyland.
(d) A second-hand radio.

2. What book does Delphine read to her sisters when they go to bed in "Glass of Water"?
(a) James and the Giant Peach.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) The Bible.

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

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

5. What word from the narrative means a journey or trip?
(a) Promontory.
(b) Articulation.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Excursion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the poem that Vonetta plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?

2. Who wrote the novel Delphine?

3. What does Delphine discover by the stove in "Movable Type"?

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

5. When do Delphine and her sisters go to San Francisco in "San Francisco Treat"?

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