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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the music teacher often visited by the sisters?
(a) Sherwood.
(b) Green.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Wilson.

2. Hap's wife convinced the sisters to move to which area?
(a) Westchester.
(b) White Plains.
(c) Wilmington.
(d) Westbury.

3. What was the woman's first name?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Coretta.

4. Which of the children died due to a hospital's negligence?
(a) Hap.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Julia.
(d) Manross.

5. Bessie objects to which of the following due to her age?
(a) Nursing homes.
(b) Healthcare.
(c) Insurance.
(d) Taxes.

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

7. What finally killed Julia's only child?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Aneurysm.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

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

10. What was the name of Bessie's boyfriend at the time?
(a) Dave.
(b) Rick.
(c) Bob.
(d) Dean.

11. Nanny had often referred to Sadie as her _____.
(a) Spitting image.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Little one.
(d) Favorite child.

12. Julia was proficient in playing which instrument?
(a) Violin.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Cello.
(d) Piano.

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

14. Where did Julia go to school?
(a) Georgetown.
(b) University of Pennsylvania.
(c) Julliard.
(d) St. Benedict.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups was not represented in the projects?

2. Bessie remarks that the Civil Rights Movement suffered from ______ after Martin Luther King, Jr. died.

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

4. In what year did the stock market crash?

5. What was the surname of the woman who sparked great controversy in the fight against segregation?

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