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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, the Delanys were referred to as being at the top of black ______.
(a) Intelligentsia.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Standards.
(d) Celebrities.

2. How long had the sisters lived in that area?
(a) 55 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 80 years.

3. Nanny came from which state?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

4. What is the name of Nanny's sister?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Georgina.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Anna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sadie's real first name?

2. What word is best used to describe Bessie?

3. What did the Delanys call racist white men?

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

5. In what year was the book written?

(see the answer key)

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