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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Nanny stood up to a woman for calling her ____, a common insult at the time.
(a) Girly.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Slave child.

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

4. When someone makes a statement and is proven to be wrong, it is often said that the person has to eat ____.
(a) Crow.
(b) Pig's feet.
(c) Pride.
(d) Dirt.

5. How old was Bessie when she left home by herself for the first time?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

6. Approximately how old was Mr. Delany when he was offered the chance to go to college?
(a) Teens.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Thirties.
(d) Forties.

7. What is Sadie's real first name?
(a) Sally.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Susie.

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

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

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

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

12. In what state were the Delanys raised?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

13. The sisters felt that going to the doctor would benefit them little and that they would most likely be treated like a _____.
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Scientific experiment.
(c) Rare human specimen.
(d) Sideshow act.

14. Delany went to which school?
(a) St. Augustine's.
(b) Southern Methodist University.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Notre Dame.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous activist often visited Raleigh?

2. It is widely believed that the Jim Crow laws were responsible for introducing which of the following?

3. What was the profession for Mr. Delany?

4. What is the name of Nanny's sister?

5. Bessie refers to which saint?

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