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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 was the profession for Mr. Delany?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Bishop.

2. Which one of the following was a main goal of the Jim Crow laws?
(a) Higher taxes.
(b) Right to vote.
(c) Public speaking.
(d) Land ownership.

3. Which famous case was responsible for the introduction of the laws?
(a) Roe v. Wade.
(b) Delany v. North Carolina.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) Brown v. The Board of Education.

4. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Rheumatic fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Smallpox.

5. While traveling, Sadie often stayed at the ____ house, located three miles outside Raleigh.
(a) O'Kelly.
(b) O'Malley.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) O'Riordan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the professions is not mentioned by Bessie when she talks about blacks being the backbone of the country?

2. Mr. Delany often told Bessie that she could catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar.

3. What is Bessie's real first name?

4. The sisters often received visitors from people that wanted to _____ to the sisters.

5. The writer was the daughter of which famous singer?

(see the answer key)

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