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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nanny's family lived in a town that had the same name as which animal?
(a) Yak.
(b) Beaver.
(c) Beagle.
(d) Wallaby.

2. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.
(a) Rat.
(b) Buzzard.
(c) Pirahna.
(d) Snake.

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

4. In what state were the Delanys raised?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

5. According to the book, the Delanys were referred to as being at the top of black ______.
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Intelligentsia.
(c) Standards.
(d) Politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bessie was about 15, the region was struck with a _____ epidemic.

2. The women rarely used which of the following?

3. Nanny stood up to a woman for calling her ____, a common insult at the time.

4. In what year was the book written?

5. What is Sadie's real first name?

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