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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the sisters live?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Mount Vernon.
(c) Boca Raton.
(d) Knoxville.

2. What was the name of the little girl in the next bed?
(a) Alice.
(b) Amaza.
(c) Angela.
(d) Annabelle.

3. Grandpa Miliam once told Nanny that every one of her children could have been a:
(a) Snake oil salesman.
(b) Politician.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Detective.

4. Black students in which state were the first to break the laws regarding segregation in public schools?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Louisiana.

5. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.
(a) Pirahna.
(b) Snake.
(c) Buzzard.
(d) Rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used when one's parent is free, albeit with black ancestry?

2. What was the name of Nanny's midwife?

3. The sisters felt that going to the doctor would benefit them little and that they would most likely be treated like a _____.

4. What was the name of Sadie's first serious boyfriend?

5. In what state were the Delanys raised?

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