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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used that means the same as angry?
(a) Confrontational.
(b) Miffed.
(c) Flustered.
(d) Perplexed.

2. What type of fruit trees did the Delany sisters have in their yard?
(a) Apple.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Orange.
(d) Peach.

3. What was the name of the nephew who had a special place in the hearts of Sadie and Bessie?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Hubie.
(c) Happy.
(d) Roonie.

4. In what year did the stock market crash?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1933.

5. Sadie is quoted as saying, "Life is short, and it's up to you to make it ____."
(a) Count.
(b) Last.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Worthwhile.

6. Which of the other children was the same age as the little boy?
(a) Anna.
(b) Harry.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Henry.

7. What was the term used to describe the child's condition?
(a) Colicky.
(b) Spastic.
(c) Reversed.
(d) Uncognitive.

8. Hubert was active in which famous organization?
(a) AARP.
(b) NAACP.
(c) NRA.
(d) CIA.

9. The family was worried when the nephew went from the family home in Harlem to boot camp in which Southern state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Texas.

10. What would the man do to prompt the child to eat?
(a) Read stories.
(b) Punish.
(c) Yell.
(d) Sing.

11. Manross was refused entry to a white family's home even though he had _____.
(a) Fixed their car.
(b) Lent money to them.
(c) Recently become the mayor.
(d) Saved their son's life.

12. In what year did this event occur?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1961.

13. Sadie touts the importance of all but which of the following:?
(a) Drinking milk.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Vitamins.
(d) Sleep.

14. What was the name of the funeral parlor where Nanny was laid to rest?
(a) Johnson's.
(b) Murphy's.
(c) Burt's.
(d) Sam's.

15. Which one of the following was a treat the sisters would make for the neighborhood children?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Doughnuts.
(c) Homemade potato chips.
(d) Taffy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the little boy's physical problems it was obvious that he possessed ______.

2. Who built a house before the sisters moved to the area?

3. The sisters believed that _____ was the closest they would ever get to heaven on earth.

4. Which city was the site of major activity in the Civil Rights Movement?

5. How much money did Nanny receive in her pension check?

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