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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) Rude.
(b) Passive.
(c) Calm.
(d) Feisty.

2. In which state was this town located?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

3. "Outliving the ____ Boys" details the end of the Jim Crow era.
(a) Mean.
(b) Rebby.
(c) Country.
(d) Southern.

4. What was the name of Julia's husband?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Wilber.
(c) Grant.
(d) Cecil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did the Delanys refer to as their hometown?

2. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.

3. The Delanys had a great amount of compassion for all but which of the following groups?

4. The Delany in the service helped to build which famous road?

5. How old is Bessie?

(see the answer key)

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