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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Henry and Nanny get married?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1888.

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

3. Mr. Delany often told Bessie that she could catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar.
(a) Honey.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Salt.
(d) Sugar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old was Mr. Delany when he was offered the chance to go to college?

2. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?

3. In what year was the book written?

4. How old was Mr. Delany when he was freed from slavery?

5. What was the surname of the author that wrote about the Delanys?

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