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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Bessie says she intends to live to be how old?
(a) 125.
(b) 110.
(c) 115.
(d) 120.

4. What was Bessie's profession?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Singer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What was the name of the town where Nanny's sister lived?
(a) Harper's Ferry.
(b) Port Royal.
(c) Brown Mountain.
(d) Lynch's Station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?

2. How many of the children went to college?

3. In what year did Henry and Nanny get married?

4. The writer was the daughter of which famous singer?

5. How old is Bessie?

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