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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the surname of the author that wrote about the Delanys?
(a) Burke.
(b) Badger.
(c) Buckley.
(d) Bronson.

3. How many Delany children were there in total?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

4. What was the profession for Mr. Delany?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Bishop.

5. The incident encouraged the child to pursue a career as a _____.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Cop.
(d) Doctor.

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

7. The reason for the refusal was that the members of the organization thought Sadie was ____.
(a) Dead.
(b) Double dipping.
(c) Working at a new job.
(d) Undeserving.

8. In what year did Henry become a bishop?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1907.

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

10. What is Bessie's real first name?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Anna.

11. Nanny's family lived in a town that had the same name as which animal?
(a) Beaver.
(b) Yak.
(c) Wallaby.
(d) Beagle.

12. Bessie ended up staying in the hospital for how many weeks?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. Sadie had to argue with which organization to receive money owed to her?
(a) Parents' bank.
(b) Social Security.
(c) NAACP.
(d) Board of Education.

14. Black students in which state were the first to break the laws regarding segregation in public schools?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Louisiana.

15. It is widely believed that the Jim Crow laws were responsible for introducing which of the following?
(a) Civil Rights Movement.
(b) Racism.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food item did the girl give to Bessie?

2. Bessie jokes that not being married meant that she would not be ____ to death.

3. What was the name of the town where Nanny's sister lived?

4. Bessie talks about her little sister Julia and her fear of which of the following:

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

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