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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. The sisters think that many men may have been put off by their _____.
(a) Father.
(b) Independence.
(c) Mother.
(d) Attitudes.

2. What food item did the girl give to Bessie?
(a) Mashed potatoes.
(b) Cornbread.
(c) Jello.
(d) Ice cream.

3. What is a more common name for a "bull-bat?"
(a) Fruit bat.
(b) Finch.
(c) Swallow.
(d) Crow.

4. The owner of the house did all but which of the following jobs?
(a) Sheriff.
(b) Postmaster.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Country store owner.

5. Bessie talks about her little sister Julia and her fear of which of the following:
(a) Heights.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Bugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bessie jokes about arriving at which place?

2. How old was Mr. Delany when he was freed from slavery?

3. What is the name of Nanny's sister?

4. While traveling, Sadie often stayed at the ____ house, located three miles outside Raleigh.

5. Nanny's family lived in a town that had the same name as which animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the wedding of Henry and Nanny Delany.

3. How old was Henry Delany when he was freed? How was Henry affected?

4. Who helped to take care of the sisters?

5. What was the reaction of many slaves when slavery ended? What did the slaves do upon being freed?

6. What was the public opinion of Henry Delany during his career? What changed the way people viewed the Delany family?

7. Henry Beard Delany was born a slave on a Georgia plantation. Examine the Delanys' role in the household. When was Henry freed?

8. Name at least one thing that bothered Bessie the most about the rebbys.

9. What is the reputation Bessie created for herself? What does Bessie think will happen to her when she dies?

10. What was the marital status of the sisters? What was their explanation?

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