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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) Salt.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Molasses.

2. What was the name of the little girl in the next bed?
(a) Angela.
(b) Alice.
(c) Annabelle.
(d) Amaza.

3. What is the term used when one's parent is free, albeit with black ancestry?
(a) Freedman.
(b) Borderline.
(c) Slave.
(d) Issue-free.

4. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.
(a) Independence.
(b) Mother.
(c) Attitudes.
(d) Father.

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

6. Bessie ended up staying in the hospital for how many weeks?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

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

11. What did the Delanys call racist white men?
(a) Grunt.
(b) Rebby.
(c) Beseecher.
(d) Pigheaded.

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

13. Which one of the following was a main goal of the Jim Crow laws?
(a) Land ownership.
(b) Higher taxes.
(c) Right to vote.
(d) Public speaking.

14. The sisters often received visitors from people that wanted to _____ to the sisters.
(a) Be kind.
(b) Evangelize.
(c) Be argumentative.
(d) Cowtow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bessie jokes that not being married meant that she would not be ____ to death.

2. What was the name of Bessie's pet pig?

3. After Sadie graduated from St. Aug's, Henry told her that she owed it to her ______ to go on to get a higher education.

4. The women rarely used which of the following?

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

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