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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, the Delanys were referred to as being at the top of black ______.
(a) Politicians.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Standards.
(d) Intelligentsia.

2. In what month was Sadie born?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) July.

3. How long had the sisters lived in that area?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) 55 years.
(d) 80 years.

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

5. Delany was required to convert to which faith?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Episcopalian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the children went to college?

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

3. What was the writer's first name?

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

5. What did the Delanys call racist white men?

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