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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When someone makes a statement and is proven to be wrong, it is often said that the person has to eat ____.
(a) Pride.
(b) Crow.
(c) Pig's feet.
(d) Dirt.

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

3. Black students in which state were the first to break the laws regarding segregation in public schools?
(a) Florida.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Alabama.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Sadie ended up teaching all over which North Carolina county?

4. Where was Henry Delany born?

5. In what year was the book written?

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