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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Bessie's pet pig?
(a) Babs.
(b) Willie.
(c) Retta.
(d) Rennie.

2. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Rheumatic fever.

3. What was Bessie's profession?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Singer.

4. What was the name of the woman's young daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Beatrice.

5. Approximately how old was Mr. Delany when he was offered the chance to go to college?
(a) Twenties.
(b) Thirties.
(c) Forties.
(d) Teens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sadie says that if Bessie gets her wish, she will have to live to be ____.

2. The sisters believed that _____ was the closest they would ever get to heaven on earth.

3. "Outliving the ____ Boys" details the end of the Jim Crow era.

4. What city did the Delanys refer to as their hometown?

5. Bessie threw a fit when she realized that one of Sadie's other rooms was infested with which of the following?

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