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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Delany often told Bessie that she could catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar.
(a) Molasses.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Salt.
(d) Honey.

2. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.
(a) Rat.
(b) Pirahna.
(c) Buzzard.
(d) Snake.

3. The reason for the refusal was that the members of the organization thought Sadie was ____.
(a) Working at a new job.
(b) Double dipping.
(c) Undeserving.
(d) Dead.

4. What was the writer's first name?
(a) Gail.
(b) Beth.
(c) Annie.
(d) Lisa.

5. In which state was this town located?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Ohio.

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

7. In what month was Sadie born?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) July.
(d) April.

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

9. How long had the sisters lived in that area?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 55 years.
(c) 60 years.
(d) 75 years.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Nanny's family lived in a town that had the same name as which animal?
(a) Wallaby.
(b) Beagle.
(c) Yak.
(d) Beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bessie ended up staying in the hospital for how many weeks?

2. Bessie refers to which saint?

3. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?

4. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?

5. Bessie believes that many people see her as being _____.

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