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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sadie ended up teaching all over which North Carolina county?
(a) Wake.
(b) Avery.
(c) Buncombe.
(d) Madison.

3. How old is Bessie?
(a) 100.
(b) 103.
(c) 102.
(d) 101.

4. In what year did the Jim Crow laws take effect on a federal level?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1927.

5. In which state did Henry's family live at this time?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Florida.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession for Mr. Delany?

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

3. After Sadie graduated from St. Aug's, Henry told her that she owed it to her ______ to go on to get a higher education.

4. Bessie jokes about arriving at which place?

5. What was Bessie's profession?

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