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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 name of Bessie's pet pig?
(a) Rennie.
(b) Retta.
(c) Willie.
(d) Babs.

2. Delany went to which school?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Southern Methodist University.
(c) Notre Dame.
(d) St. Augustine's.

3. Black students in which state were the first to break the laws regarding segregation in public schools?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Florida.
(d) Louisiana.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What food item did the girl give to Bessie?

2. Where did the sisters live?

3. What was the writer's first name?

4. Which of the following adjectives was often used by the neighbors to describe the sisters?

5. Nanny came from which state?

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