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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the music teacher often visited by the sisters?
(a) Green.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Sherwood.
(d) Wilson.

2. Which of the following adjectives was often used by the neighbors to describe the sisters?
(a) Ornery.
(b) Resourceful.
(c) Decrepit.
(d) Spry.

3. Hap's wife convinced the sisters to move to which area?
(a) Westchester.
(b) Wilmington.
(c) Westbury.
(d) White Plains.

4. Where did Julia go to school?
(a) Julliard.
(b) St. Benedict.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

5. Nanny had often referred to Sadie as her _____.
(a) Shadow.
(b) Favorite child.
(c) Spitting image.
(d) Little one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the nephew who had a special place in the hearts of Sadie and Bessie?

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

3. What was the surname of the author that wrote about the Delanys?

4. What word did people use to describe Bessie as a child?

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

(see the answer key)

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