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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sadie ended up teaching all over which North Carolina county?
(a) Wake.
(b) Buncombe.
(c) Madison.
(d) Avery.

3. Jim Crow was a well known ____ character.
(a) Fictional.
(b) Cartoon.
(c) Minstrel.
(d) Political.

4. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Picky.
(c) Troublesome.
(d) Scrawny.

5. How long had the sisters lived in that area?
(a) 55 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) 80 years.
(d) 60 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women rarely used which of the following?

2. What is a more common name for a "bull-bat?"

3. What is the name of Nanny's sister?

4. What city did the Delanys refer to as their hometown?

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

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