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

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

3. In what year did Bessie open her dental practice?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1931.

4. What kind of garden did the family plant?
(a) Serenity.
(b) Victory.
(c) Rose.
(d) Japanese.

5. Where did the controversy take place?
(a) Bus.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Train.
(d) Restroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Delanys had a great amount of compassion for all but which of the following groups?

2. Nanny had often referred to Sadie as her _____.

3. Where was the garden planted?

4. Who was the first child to die?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Hubie's role in the political arena in New York.

2. The sisters talk about the deaths in the family. Who died first? Could any of the deaths have been prevented? Explain.

3. Explain Bessie's first practice. Who shared the office suite with Bessie?

4. What was the general impression of Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s? What was the other side of the situation?

5. Examine the effect Nanny's death had on Sadie.

6. Examine the incident with the cottage, Bessie, and the judge.

7. Discuss the main issue in "Outliving the Rebby Boys."

8. Discuss the effect of the Depression on Harlem. Also discuss the end of the Harlem Renaissance.

9. Discuss Sadie's difficulties during her first year at Pratt.

10. Sadie and Bessie's neighbors in the projects were upset about the actions of the neighborhood kids. How did the sisters react to the issue?

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