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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If fulfilled, this wish would make Bessie as old as _____.
(a) Methuselah.
(b) The hills.
(c) God.
(d) Moses.

2. The sisters absolutely refuse to have a ____.
(a) Car.
(b) Phone.
(c) Helper.
(d) Computer.

3. Delany went to which school?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) St. Augustine's.
(d) Southern Methodist University.

4. In what year did Henry and Nanny get married?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1886.

5. How old was Mr. Delany when he was freed from slavery?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Delany was required to convert to which faith?

2. Which of the following adjectives was often used by the neighbors to describe the sisters?

3. Jim Crow laws were put into effect in which year?

4. Bessie believes that many people see her as being _____.

5. Mr. Delany often told Bessie that she could catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar.

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