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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built a house before the sisters moved to the area?
(a) Manross.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Hap.
(d) Julia.

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

3. Hubert was elected to serve in which government body?
(a) Senate.
(b) Supreme Court.
(c) Congress.
(d) District Court.

4. Which of the following groups was not represented in the projects?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Christian.
(c) Colored.
(d) Chinese.

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

6. "Outliving the ____ Boys" details the end of the Jim Crow era.
(a) Country.
(b) Mean.
(c) Southern.
(d) Rebby.

7. How much money did Nanny receive in her pension check?
(a) $20.
(b) $18.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

8. How old was Bessie when she retired?
(a) 59.
(b) 62.
(c) 66.
(d) 55.

9. Which of the Delany children served in World War II?
(a) Lemeul.
(b) Hubert.
(c) Harry.
(d) Manross.

10. Who was the editor of the Amsterdam News?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Washington.
(c) Cruise.
(d) Jenkins.

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

12. What saying is attributed to Sadie?
(a) An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.
(b) Live and let live.
(c) The early bird catches the worm.
(d) Better late than never.

13. What was the name of the woman's young daughter?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Sarah.

14. How many cases did Hubert prosecute during his career?
(a) 450.
(b) 350.
(c) 400.
(d) 500.

15. Who took possession of Henry's papers and refused to give them up?
(a) Hubert.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Hap.
(d) Bessie.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was common for Bessie to shoo which group away from their street?

2. What was the occupation of the child's father?

3. In what year did Hubert run for public office?

4. Which child died shortly before Nanny's death?

5. Where did the sisters live when their house was condemned by the government?

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