One Crazy Summer: Crazy Mother Mountain

Delphine asked Cecile why they called her Inzilla. A bold question to ask considering she is not as open and as warm as most mothers might be. What did she mean by; "I might as well go to the "Crazy Mother Mountain"?

• It is a place she has never visited.

• She was bored so it was a good idea to go.

• It was a figure of speech, not literally to a mountain.

• She thought it would make her sisters laugh to ask.

Where were Papa and Grandma from?

• Prattville

• a town next to Prattville

• Yoruba

• either Mobile, Montgomery or Selma

The girls are having a conversation with their mother for the first time. How does it leave them feeling based on their responses?

• safe to talk

• uncomfortable

• silly

• angry

Based on what you have read about "Inzilla", how does she feel about COINTELPRO?

• trusts them; the group

• dislikes or distrusts the group

• told the group her name

• writes COINTELPRO poems

How is Inzilla pronounced?

Who said, "We're not in Red China."

Cecile considers hereself to be:

• A poet for COINTELPRO.

• A poet for the people.

• A poet for her daughters.

• A poet for the one she once loved.

Who did Delphine assume she looked like or reminded Cecile of?

How did the girls feel after they heard the explanation, for why her name was Inzila or Nzila?

• confused

• clear

• angry

• didn't believe her

What has been the break down or loss of understanding for the girls and Cecile?

• differences in culture; what they are used to

• differences in age

• differences in style

• differences in Big Ma and Papa's opinions