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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the word used that means those who tend to say negative things about others?
(a) Detractors.
(b) Protestors.
(c) Supporters.
(d) Advocates.

2. How many of the children went to college?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim Crow laws were put into effect in which year?

2. What was the name of the sisters' father?

3. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?

4. Bessie jokes about arriving at which place?

5. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the births of the ten children, including their full names and birth years.

2. What actions did the Mocks take that was illegal?

3. What about the Delany sisters surprises most people? What is the general opinion of the Delany sisters' neighbors?

4. What is an issue-free Negro? What is the difference between an issue-free slave and a freed slave?

5. The book details the history of Nanny Logan Delany's family. What was unusual about the family dynamic?

6. What type of school is St. Augustine's? When was it established? Where is it located?

7. Name at least one thing that bothered Bessie the most about the rebbys.

8. What was different about the Delany family compared to other black families in the South?

9. What two major events were the death knells of Jim Crow?

10. Examine Henry's offer to go to college. When did it occur? What concessions would Henry have to make?

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