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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Mr. Delany when he was freed from slavery?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

5. The writer was the daughter of which famous singer?
(a) Sarah Vaughn.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Lena Horne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the sisters live?

2. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.

3. Bessie believes that many people see her as being _____.

4. In what year was the book written?

5. What was Bessie's profession?

(see the answer key)

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