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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Delany children were there in total?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

3. Which of the following adjectives was often used by the neighbors to describe the sisters?
(a) Decrepit.
(b) Resourceful.
(c) Ornery.
(d) Spry.

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

5. It is widely believed that the Jim Crow laws were responsible for introducing which of the following?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Civil Rights Movement.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used when one's parent is free, albeit with black ancestry?

2. What was the writer's first name?

3. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.

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

5. Sadie ended up teaching all over which North Carolina county?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Henry Delany presented with the opportunity to go to college? What major life change was Henry asked to make?

2. What about the Delany sisters surprises most people? What is the general opinion of the Delany sisters' neighbors?

3. Who helped to take care of the sisters?

4. The book details the history of Nanny Logan Delany's family. What was unusual about the family dynamic?

5. What does the author say about Sadie and Bessie in regards to their age and view of history?

6. What prevented people from harassing Nanny's grandparents? What major issue occurred after the death of Mr. Miliam?

7. Sadie talks about the drawbacks of being old. Discuss at least two references Sadie makes to her advanced age.

8. Discuss the births of the ten children, including their full names and birth years.

9. What two major events were the death knells of Jim Crow?

10. Where did Henry and Nanny meet? What was unusual about their wedding?

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