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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The sisters talk about shortages in various goods including which of the following?
(a) Milk.
(b) Bread.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Jobs.

3. Three children died after Nanny's death. In which order did the children die?
(a) Hap, Sadie and Julia.
(b) Lemuel, Bessie and Lucius.
(c) Sam, Lucius and Julia.
(d) Lucius, Harry and Manross.

4. Bessie remarks that the Civil Rights Movement suffered from ______ after Martin Luther King, Jr. died.
(a) Drive.
(b) A lack of leadership.
(c) Supporters.
(d) Focus.

5. Who was the editor of the Amsterdam News?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Jenkins.
(c) Washington.
(d) Cruise.

6. How much money did Nanny receive in her pension check?
(a) $18.
(b) $10.
(c) $15.
(d) $20.

7. Hap's wife convinced the sisters to move to which area?
(a) White Plains.
(b) Westbury.
(c) Wilmington.
(d) Westchester.

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

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

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

11. Sadie touts the importance of all but which of the following:?
(a) Drinking milk.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Vitamins.

12. Which sibling's son joined the service?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Hap.
(c) Julia.
(d) Lemuel.

13. The Delanys had a great amount of compassion for all but which of the following groups?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Jews.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Germans.

14. "Outliving the ____ Boys" details the end of the Jim Crow era.
(a) Rebby.
(b) Southern.
(c) Country.
(d) Mean.

15. In what month did the crash take place?
(a) December.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Out of those cases, how many did Hubert lose?

3. Sadie often shopped at what kind of store?

4. Nanny had often referred to Sadie as her _____.

5. What was the name of Julia's husband?

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