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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. Who wrote the novel Delphine?
(a) Madame de Staël.
(b) Elizabeth Waterson.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

2. What poem do Delphine and her sisters recite at the rally in "The Third Thing"?
(a) "White and Black."
(b) "Power to the People."
(c) "Smooth Oak Wood."
(d) "I Birthed a Black Nation."

3. What has been wrecked in Cecile's house by the police during her arrest?
(a) Her printing press.
(b) Her basement.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her gun cabinet.

4. Why was Cecile kicked out of home while growing up?
(a) She had a fight with her father.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She secretly got married.
(d) Her aunt got married.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the airport, Big Ma looks favorably at a young black woman who is dressed like what public figure?

2. What does Delphine decide she and her sisters will do in the end of "The Clark Sisters"?

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

4. What does Delphine do in "Eating Crow" that constitutes this phrase?

5. In what year did Cassius Clay change his name to Muhammed Ali?

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