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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bessie objects to which of the following due to her age?
(a) Insurance.
(b) Healthcare.
(c) Nursing homes.
(d) Taxes.

2. What was the name of the woman's young daughter?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. Which of the other children was the same age as the little boy?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Henry.
(c) Anna.
(d) Harry.

4. What was the cause of Manross' death?
(a) Killed in war.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Car accident.

5. Which one of the following was a treat the sisters would make for the neighborhood children?
(a) Doughnuts.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Homemade potato chips.
(d) Taffy.

6. It was believed that Nanny was beginning to suffer from which of the following?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Senility.
(c) Rheumatism.
(d) Arthritis.

7. What was the name of the music teacher often visited by the sisters?
(a) Sherwood.
(b) Green.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Wilson.

8. In what year did the child die?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1943.

9. What type of house did the sisters buy?
(a) Bungalow.
(b) Cottage.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Duplex.

10. In what month did the event occur?
(a) March.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) October.

11. What is another name for an act of revitalization?
(a) Rennaisance.
(b) Reorganization.
(c) Rebirth.
(d) Gentrification.

12. How old was Bessie when she retired?
(a) 59.
(b) 66.
(c) 62.
(d) 55.

13. What item did Nanny often misplace?
(a) Bible.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Pension check.
(d) Glasses.

14. Who built a house before the sisters moved to the area?
(a) Hap.
(b) Manross.
(c) Julia.
(d) Lucius.

15. Who took possession of Henry's papers and refused to give them up?
(a) Hap.
(b) Bessie.
(c) Hubert.
(d) Sadie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first child to die?

2. What was the cause of Lucius' death?

3. What was the name of the famous club in Harlem that catered to whites?

4. It was common for Bessie to shoo which group away from their street?

5. Which of the following groups was not represented in the projects?

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