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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the sisters' father?
(a) Henry.
(b) Alan.
(c) George.
(d) Joseph.

2. What was the surname of the author that wrote about the Delanys?
(a) Bronson.
(b) Badger.
(c) Burke.
(d) Buckley.

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

4. Neither sister had ever _____.
(a) Moved away from home.
(b) Learned to read.
(c) Gone to school.
(d) Married.

5. Where did the sisters live?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Boca Raton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.

3. What is the term used when one's parent is free, albeit with black ancestry?

4. Where was Henry Delany born?

5. What is Bessie's real first name?

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