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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?
(a) Lack of sanitary conditions.
(b) Poor hygiene.
(c) Contaminated water.
(d) Spoiled food.

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

3. The sisters felt that going to the doctor would benefit them little and that they would most likely be treated like a _____.
(a) Sideshow act.
(b) Rare human specimen.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Scientific experiment.

4. Which of the professions is not mentioned by Bessie when she talks about blacks being the backbone of the country?
(a) Undertakers.
(b) Barbers.
(c) Butchers.
(d) Porters.

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

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

7. What caused the injury?
(a) Gun.
(b) Schoolyard brawl.
(c) Accidental fall.
(d) Knife.

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

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

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

11. The sisters often received visitors from people that wanted to _____ to the sisters.
(a) Be argumentative.
(b) Be kind.
(c) Cowtow.
(d) Evangelize.

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

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

14. The writer was the daughter of which famous singer?
(a) Ella Fitzgerald.
(b) Lena Horne.
(c) Sarah Vaughn.
(d) Billie Holiday.

15. Where did the sisters live?
(a) Knoxville.
(b) Boca Raton.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Nanny's midwife?

2. Which one of the following was a main goal of the Jim Crow laws?

3. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.

4. What was Bessie's profession?

5. What was the writer's first name?

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