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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term used when one's parent is free, albeit with black ancestry?
(a) Freedman.
(b) Issue-free.
(c) Borderline.
(d) Slave.

2. What was the name of Bessie's pet pig?
(a) Rennie.
(b) Babs.
(c) Retta.
(d) Willie.

3. In what month was Sadie born?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) July.

4. Jim Crow was a well known ____ character.
(a) Fictional.
(b) Minstrel.
(c) Cartoon.
(d) Political.

5. Which one of the following was a main goal of the Jim Crow laws?
(a) Higher taxes.
(b) Land ownership.
(c) Right to vote.
(d) Public speaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nanny's sister?

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

3. The sisters absolutely refuse to have a ____.

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

5. Nanny's family lived in a town that had the same name as which animal?

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