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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Nanny had often referred to Sadie as her _____.
(a) Favorite child.
(b) Spitting image.
(c) Shadow.
(d) Little one.

3. The family was worried when the nephew went from the family home in Harlem to boot camp in which Southern state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Texas.

4. In what year did Hubert run for public office?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1940.

5. Part five talks about the revitalization of which New York neighborhood?
(a) Chelsea.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Greenwhich Village.

6. Which child died shortly before Nanny's death?
(a) Harry.
(b) Julia.
(c) Lemuel.
(d) Sam.

7. What was the occupation of the child's father?
(a) Field hand.
(b) Attorney.
(c) Postmaster.
(d) Doctor.

8. Sadie often shopped at what kind of store?
(a) Bread.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Dry goods.

9. It was common for Bessie to shoo which group away from their street?
(a) Protestors.
(b) Homeless.
(c) Panhandlers.
(d) Gangs.

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

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

12. In what year did this event occur?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1961.

13. What was the name of Bessie's boyfriend at the time?
(a) Dean.
(b) Bob.
(c) Dave.
(d) Rick.

14. How old was Nanny at this point?
(a) 101.
(b) 90.
(c) 93.
(d) 98.

15. Which of the children died due to a hospital's negligence?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Manross.
(c) Julia.
(d) Hap.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was decided that Sadie would work until age ____.

2. Which one of the following was a treat the sisters would make for the neighborhood children?

3. What was the name of the music teacher often visited by the sisters?

4. What saying is attributed to Sadie?

5. Bessie says that she thought Martin Luther King, Jr. was a(n) _____.

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