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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did the crash take place?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) April.

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

3. Three children died after Nanny's death. In which order did the children die?
(a) Hap, Sadie and Julia.
(b) Lemuel, Bessie and Lucius.
(c) Lucius, Harry and Manross.
(d) Sam, Lucius and Julia.

4. Part five talks about the revitalization of which New York neighborhood?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Greenwhich Village.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Chelsea.

5. What was the occupation of the child's father?
(a) Postmaster.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Field hand.
(d) Attorney.

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

7. What item did Nanny often misplace?
(a) Bible.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Pension check.
(d) Glasses.

8. What was the name of the famous club in Harlem that catered to whites?
(a) Radio City.
(b) Harlem Tavern.
(c) Carnegie Hall.
(d) Cotton Club.

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

10. Bessie gave which of the following a "comeuppance" over the ordeal?
(a) Judge.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Commissioner.
(d) Construction crew chief.

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

12. How old was Nanny at this point?
(a) 93.
(b) 98.
(c) 90.
(d) 101.

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

14. What happened to the cottage in the end?
(a) It was deeded to Bessie and Sadie.
(b) It was moved across the street.
(c) It was torn down.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the sisters, Nanny's judgment was often _____.

3. What is another name for an act of revitalization?

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

5. Out of those cases, how many did Hubert lose?

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