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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The owner of the house did all but which of the following jobs?
(a) Country store owner.
(b) Sheriff.
(c) Postmaster.
(d) Mayor.

2. Which of the professions is not mentioned by Bessie when she talks about blacks being the backbone of the country?
(a) Barbers.
(b) Undertakers.
(c) Butchers.
(d) Porters.

3. Where was Henry Delany born?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

4. In what year was Sadie born?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1893.

5. What was the name of the town where Nanny's sister lived?
(a) Lynch's Station.
(b) Port Royal.
(c) Brown Mountain.
(d) Harper's Ferry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim Crow was a well known ____ character.

2. How long had the sisters lived in that area?

3. Jim Crow laws were put into effect in which year?

4. What was the name of Nanny's midwife?

5. Neither sister had ever _____.

(see the answer key)

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