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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is best used to describe Bessie?
(a) Calm.
(b) Passive.
(c) Feisty.
(d) Rude.

2. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.
(a) Father.
(b) Attitudes.
(c) Independence.
(d) Mother.

3. The writer was the daughter of which famous singer?
(a) Lena Horne.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Sarah Vaughn.
(d) Billie Holiday.

4. Bessie jokes about arriving at which place?
(a) Pearly Gates.
(b) The homestead.
(c) Macy's.
(d) The White House.

5. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?
(a) Poor hygiene.
(b) Spoiled food.
(c) Lack of sanitary conditions.
(d) Contaminated water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?

2. What would the man do to prompt the child to eat?

3. According to the book, the Delanys were referred to as being at the top of black ______.

4. What is Bessie's real first name?

5. What is the word used that means those who tend to say negative things about others?

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