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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Delanys had a great amount of compassion for all but which of the following groups?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Germans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Japanese.

2. Bessie jokes about arriving at which place?
(a) The homestead.
(b) Pearly Gates.
(c) Macy's.
(d) The White House.

3. After Sadie graduated from St. Aug's, Henry told her that she owed it to her ______ to go on to get a higher education.
(a) Future students.
(b) Nation.
(c) Parents.
(d) Siblings.

4. What did the Delanys call racist white men?
(a) Rebby.
(b) Pigheaded.
(c) Grunt.
(d) Beseecher.

5. Which famous writer was the only one to stay in Harlem after the Renaissance?
(a) Washington.
(b) DuBois.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. It is widely believed that the Jim Crow laws were responsible for introducing which of the following?

4. Bessie ended up staying in the hospital for how many weeks?

5. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?

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