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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. In what year did this event occur?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1952.

2. Out of those cases, how many did Hubert lose?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. Bessie says that she thought Martin Luther King, Jr. was a(n) _____.
(a) God.
(b) Trouble maker.
(c) Rabble-rouser.
(d) Angel.

4. The sisters tell a story about a young boy who was trying to save the life of which type of bird?
(a) Swallow.
(b) Bluebird.
(c) Robin.
(d) Owl.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Bessie open her dental practice?

3. How old was the child when he died?

4. Hubert was elected to serve in which government body?

5. Who took possession of Henry's papers and refused to give them up?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Sadie relays the story of one of her first experiences in New York regarding strangers. What was the experience? What did Sadie learn?

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

4. How did Nanny's death change Sadie's role in the family? What was the family's reaction to the change?

5. The sisters talk about their situation during World War II. Discuss at least one issue the sisters had at that time.

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

7. As one might expect, Bessie got the last word in the book. What was Bessie's final insight?

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

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

10. Discuss Bessie's early days at Columbia. Which family member was most helpful to Bessie during that time?

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