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

2. What do Delphine and her sisters do in the morning in "I Birthed a Nation"?
(a) They cook a huge breakfast.
(b) They clean the kitchen.
(c) They go to the library.
(d) They go to the grocery store.

3. The rally of the Black Panthers is to free whom?
(a) Crazy Kelvin.
(b) Bobby Hutton.
(c) Huey Newton.
(d) Brother Woods.

4. What do the wet sheets of paper resemble to Delphine in "Movable Type"?
(a) Balloons.
(b) Wings.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Blankets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bobby Hutton when he died?

2. Who wants to know why Delphine and her sisters are back in "Eating Crow"?

3. For whose murder was Huey Newton arrested on October 28, 1968?

4. What word from the narrative means a journey or trip?

5. Who wrote the poem that Vonetta plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?

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