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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Rheumatic fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Smallpox.

3. Neither sister had ever _____.
(a) Gone to school.
(b) Moved away from home.
(c) Married.
(d) Learned to read.

4. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.
(a) Snake.
(b) Buzzard.
(c) Rat.
(d) Pirahna.

5. Which famous activist often visited Raleigh?
(a) DuBois.
(b) Eggers.
(c) Washington.
(d) King.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state were the Delanys raised?

2. The event that caused the start of the Jim Crow era involved a man from which state?

3. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.

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

5. What was the profession for Mr. Delany?

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