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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 city did the Delanys refer to as their hometown?
(a) Danville.
(b) New York.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Charleston.

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

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

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

5. Bessie believes that many people see her as being _____.
(a) Placating.
(b) Spiteful.
(c) Passive.
(d) Mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the children went to college?

2. What word is best used to describe Bessie?

3. What is the name of Nanny's sister?

4. Although the sisters can be very different, they are _____.

5. What was Bessie's profession?

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