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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Nanny's sister?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Anna.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

6. How old is Sadie?
(a) 100.
(b) 103.
(c) 101.
(d) 102.

7. While traveling, Sadie often stayed at the ____ house, located three miles outside Raleigh.
(a) O'Malley.
(b) O'Kelly.
(c) O'Riordan.
(d) O'Brien.

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

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

10. What is the word used that means those who tend to say negative things about others?
(a) Detractors.
(b) Supporters.
(c) Advocates.
(d) Protestors.

11. What was the name of Sadie's first serious boyfriend?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jack.
(c) Frank.
(d) Sam.

12. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of the other diseases to strike St. Aug's school?
(a) Rheumatic fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Tuberculosis.

13. Which of the professions is not mentioned by Bessie when she talks about blacks being the backbone of the country?
(a) Butchers.
(b) Porters.
(c) Undertakers.
(d) Barbers.

14. The women rarely used which of the following?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Cars.

15. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?
(a) Spoiled food.
(b) Contaminated water.
(c) Poor hygiene.
(d) Lack of sanitary conditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sisters often received visitors from people that wanted to _____ to the sisters.

2. Where was Henry Delany born?

3. The sisters felt that going to the doctor would benefit them little and that they would most likely be treated like a _____.

4. What food item did the girl give to Bessie?

5. Sadie had to argue with which organization to receive money owed to her?

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