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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. Bessie believes that many people see her as being _____.
(a) Spiteful.
(b) Mean.
(c) Passive.
(d) Placating.

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

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

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

5. Sadie had to argue with which organization to receive money owed to her?
(a) NAACP.
(b) Board of Education.
(c) Parents' bank.
(d) Social Security.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bessie talks about her little sister Julia and her fear of which of the following:

2. Bessie threw a fit when she realized that one of Sadie's other rooms was infested with which of the following?

3. In what year did Sadie graduate from St. Augustine's school?

4. When someone makes a statement and is proven to be wrong, it is often said that the person has to eat ____.

5. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevented people from harassing Nanny's grandparents? What major issue occurred after the death of Mr. Miliam?

2. Discuss the wedding of Henry and Nanny Delany.

3. What type of school is St. Augustine's? When was it established? Where is it located?

4. What gift of Bessie's was not readily acknowledged? Why was it kept under wraps?

5. What was the marital status of the sisters? What was their explanation?

6. Sadie talks about the drawbacks of being old. Discuss at least two references Sadie makes to her advanced age.

7. What is Bessie's opinion of whites? Who was responsible for giving whites a bad name in the eyes of the Negro?

8. What actions did the Mocks take that was illegal?

9. What was the public opinion of Henry Delany during his career? What changed the way people viewed the Delany family?

10. Discuss Jim Crow Days. When did they occur? What was changed by the laws?

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