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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is best used to describe Bessie?
(a) Calm.
(b) Passive.
(c) Feisty.
(d) Rude.

2. Jim Crow laws were put into effect in which year?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1903.

3. Nanny stood up to a woman for calling her ____, a common insult at the time.
(a) Auntie.
(b) Slave child.
(c) Girly.
(d) Dirty.

4. What is the word used that means those who tend to say negative things about others?
(a) Advocates.
(b) Protestors.
(c) Supporters.
(d) Detractors.

5. The women rarely used which of the following?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Cars.
(d) Cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. If fulfilled, this wish would make Bessie as old as _____.

2. Delany went to which school?

3. In what state were the Delanys raised?

4. The owner of the house did all but which of the following jobs?

5. What is Bessie's real first name?

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