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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. Why does Kelvin confront Fern in "Breakfast Program"?
(a) Because she is without her mother.
(b) Because she drops her food.
(c) Because her doll is white.
(d) Because she is picking her nose.

2. What television show's theme song do kids at school sing to make fun of Delphine's name?
(a) "Flipper."
(b) "Cheers."
(c) "M.A.S.H."
(d) "Mork and Mindy."

3. Where did Delphine witness police officers calling her father cruel names?
(a) In the South.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Maryland.
(d) In Boston.

4. What is the name of Delphine's uncle?
(a) Jack.
(b) Darnell.
(c) Peter.
(d) Cleveland.

5. Where are the Gaither sisters going to visit their mother in "Cassius Clay Clouds"?
(a) San Jose, California.
(b) Eureka, California.
(c) Fresno, California.
(d) Oakland, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the family described that takes pictures of Delphine and her sisters in "Wish We Had a Camera"?

2. How old is Fern in the novel?

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

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

5. What is the name of the girl in the college t-shirt in "Even the Earth is a Revolutionary"?

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