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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Stores of the No Sayers” – “Afua”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delphine note that Cecile wears in her hair in "Green Stucco House"?
(a) Dreadlocks.
(b) Hair clips.
(c) Ribbons and bows.
(d) Pens and pencils.

2. How does Big Ma refer to Huey Newton?
(a) The biggest troublemaker of all.
(b) The most heroic of them all.
(c) The poor wretch.
(d) The leader for the people.

3. Where was Bobby Hutton arrested while protesting the Mulford Act?
(a) Denver, Colorado.
(b) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(c) Sacramento, California.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. What word from "Eating Crow" means bewildered?
(a) Collaborated.
(b) Flummoxed.
(c) Exonerated.
(d) Impounded.

5. What does the phrase "eating crow" mean?
(a) To give up and go home.
(b) To take the lead.
(c) To admit you're wrong.
(d) To fail a class.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the poem that Delphine and her sisters recite at the rally in "The Third Thing"?

3. How many Black Panthers have shown up at Cecile's house in "For the People"?

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

5. What does Cecile's assumed name mean in the Yoruba language?

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