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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 tell Vonetta about the poem she plans to recite at the rally in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?
(a) That it is perfect.
(b) That is it horrible.
(c) That it is beautiful.
(d) That is it too long.

2. What does Cecile teach Delphine to work in "Movable Type"?
(a) The oven.
(b) The electric organ.
(c) The microwave.
(d) The printing press.

3. How is Hirohito's ethnicity described in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?
(a) He is half white and half black.
(b) He is half black and half Mexican.
(c) He is half black and half Japanese.
(d) He is half black and half Filipino.

4. What word from the narrative means to brood silently out of disappointment or annoyance?
(a) Invoke.
(b) Muster.
(c) Sulk.
(d) Deter.

5. Where do Delphine and her sister go to catch a streetcar in "Wish We Had a Camera"?
(a) Canal Street.
(b) Washington Street.
(c) Wilson Street.
(d) Grant Street.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Delphine and her sisters eat upon arriving at the People's Center in "Counting and Skimming"?

3. What does Cecile have waiting for Delphine and her sisters when they return home in the beginning of "Crazy Mother Mountain"?

4. Who does Delphine tell Vonetta she is just like in "Itsy Bitsy Spider"?

5. What does Vonetta decide to do with the poem of Cecile's in "I Birthed a Nation"?

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