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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the professions is not mentioned by Bessie when she talks about blacks being the backbone of the country?
(a) Undertakers.
(b) Barbers.
(c) Porters.
(d) Butchers.

4. What was the name of the small town where the house was located?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Murphy.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Method.

5. Jim Crow laws were put into effect in which year?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1896.

6. What was the profession for Mr. Delany?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Bishop.

7. Although the sisters can be very different, they are _____.
(a) Balanced.
(b) Opinionated.
(c) Biased.
(d) Similar.

8. Which one of the following was a main goal of the Jim Crow laws?
(a) Land ownership.
(b) Public speaking.
(c) Right to vote.
(d) Higher taxes.

9. Nanny came from which state?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Virginia.

10. How old was Mr. Delany when he was freed from slavery?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

11. Bessie refers to which saint?
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Luke.
(d) Peter.

12. What was the name of Nanny's midwife?
(a) Miss Frederick.
(b) Mrs. Robertson.
(c) Miss Kenney.
(d) Mrs. Humbert.

13. How old is Sadie?
(a) 101.
(b) 102.
(c) 103.
(d) 100.

14. What was the name of Sadie's first serious boyfriend?
(a) Sam.
(b) Frank.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jim.

15. Sadie says that if Bessie gets her wish, she will have to live to be ____.
(a) 122.
(b) 116.
(c) 119.
(d) 131.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Delanys call racist white men?

2. Jim Crow was a well known ____ character.

3. Bessie jokes that not being married meant that she would not be ____ to death.

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

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

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