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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Jim Crow laws take effect on a federal level?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1927.

2. How old was Bessie when she left home by herself for the first time?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

3. Hap's wife convinced the sisters to move to which area?
(a) Wilmington.
(b) White Plains.
(c) Westbury.
(d) Westchester.

4. Sadie touts the importance of all but which of the following:?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Drinking milk.
(d) Sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although the sisters can be very different, they are _____.

3. What was the name of the nephew who had a special place in the hearts of Sadie and Bessie?

4. Where did the sisters live when their house was condemned by the government?

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

(see the answer key)

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