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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 did the Delanys call racist white men?
(a) Grunt.
(b) Beseecher.
(c) Rebby.
(d) Pigheaded.

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

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

4. In what year did the Jim Crow laws take effect on a federal level?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1927.

5. When Bessie was about 15, the region was struck with a _____ epidemic.
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Chicken pox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the writer's first name?

2. Nanny came from which state?

3. In what year did Sadie graduate from St. Augustine's school?

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

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

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