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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.
(a) Mother.
(b) Attitudes.
(c) Independence.
(d) Father.

2. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?
(a) Lack of sanitary conditions.
(b) Spoiled food.
(c) Poor hygiene.
(d) Contaminated water.

3. When Bessie was about 15, the region was struck with a _____ epidemic.
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Scarlet fever.

4. Bessie ended up staying in the hospital for how many weeks?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. What is the term used when one's parent is free, albeit with black ancestry?
(a) Slave.
(b) Borderline.
(c) Issue-free.
(d) Freedman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?

2. Sadie had to argue with which organization to receive money owed to her?

3. In what year did Henry and Nanny get married?

4. In what month was Sadie born?

5. Which of the professions is not mentioned by Bessie when she talks about blacks being the backbone of the country?

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