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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sadie says that if Bessie gets her wish, she will have to live to be ____.
(a) 116.
(b) 131.
(c) 119.
(d) 122.

2. What food item did the girl give to Bessie?
(a) Jello.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Mashed potatoes.
(d) Cornbread.

3. How much money did Nanny receive in her pension check?
(a) $18.
(b) $20.
(c) $10.
(d) $15.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, the Delanys were referred to as being at the top of black ______.

2. Sadie says that Bessie has great _____ but does not use it.

3. Where was Henry Delany born?

4. Which child died shortly before Nanny's death?

5. The Delanys had a great amount of compassion for all but which of the following groups?

(see the answer key)

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