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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bessie threw a fit when she realized that one of Sadie's other rooms was infested with which of the following?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Bedbugs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Lice.

2. Delany was required to convert to which faith?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Methodist.

3. What was the surname of the author that wrote about the Delanys?
(a) Badger.
(b) Buckley.
(c) Burke.
(d) Bronson.

4. In what year did Henry become a bishop?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1922.

5. What was the name of Nanny's midwife?
(a) Mrs. Humbert.
(b) Mrs. Robertson.
(c) Miss Kenney.
(d) Miss Frederick.

6. The event that caused the start of the Jim Crow era involved a man from which state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Mississippi.

7. After Sadie graduated from St. Aug's, Henry told her that she owed it to her ______ to go on to get a higher education.
(a) Siblings.
(b) Parents.
(c) Future students.
(d) Nation.

8. What was the name of the small town where the house was located?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Method.

9. Bessie jokes that not being married meant that she would not be ____ to death.
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Worried.
(c) Nagged.
(d) Bored.

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

11. In what year did Henry and Nanny get married?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1899.

12. The sisters absolutely refuse to have a ____.
(a) Phone.
(b) Helper.
(c) Computer.
(d) Car.

13. Although the sisters can be very different, they are _____.
(a) Similar.
(b) Biased.
(c) Balanced.
(d) Opinionated.

14. Bessie believes that many people see her as being _____.
(a) Passive.
(b) Spiteful.
(c) Placating.
(d) Mean.

15. Where did the sisters live?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Boca Raton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the injury?

2. What was the name of Sadie's first serious boyfriend?

3. Delany went to which school?

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

5. Nanny stood up to a woman for calling her ____, a common insult at the time.

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