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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?
(a) Picky.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Troublesome.
(d) Scrawny.

3. What was the writer's first name?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Annie.
(c) Beth.
(d) Gail.

4. Bessie says she intends to live to be how old?
(a) 120.
(b) 115.
(c) 125.
(d) 110.

5. If fulfilled, this wish would make Bessie as old as _____.
(a) Moses.
(b) The hills.
(c) Methuselah.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Delany often told Bessie that she could catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar.

3. The writer was the daughter of which famous singer?

4. Nanny came from which state?

5. In what state were the Delanys raised?

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