View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Neither sister had ever _____.
(a) Learned to read.
(b) Married.
(c) Moved away from home.
(d) Gone to school.

2. When Bessie was about 15, the region was struck with a _____ epidemic.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Typhoid.

3. What is the name of Nanny's sister?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Anna.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Sarah.

4. In which state did Henry's family live at this time?
(a) Alabama.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state was this town located?

2. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.

3. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.

4. In what year did Sadie graduate from St. Augustine's school?

5. How old is Bessie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reputation Bessie created for herself? What does Bessie think will happen to her when she dies?

2. Discuss the age and relationship between the two sisters.

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

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

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

6. What gift of Bessie's was not readily acknowledged? Why was it kept under wraps?

7. What is Bessie's opinion of whites? Who was responsible for giving whites a bad name in the eyes of the Negro?

8. What was the marital status of the sisters? What was their explanation?

9. Henry Beard Delany was born a slave on a Georgia plantation. Examine the Delanys' role in the household. When was Henry freed?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 800 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample