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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. What did the Delanys call racist white men?
(a) Rebby.
(b) Pigheaded.
(c) Grunt.
(d) Beseecher.

2. Bessie jokes that not being married meant that she would not be ____ to death.
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Bored.
(c) Nagged.
(d) Worried.

3. What was the name of the small town where the house was located?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Method.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Murphy.

4. How old is Sadie?
(a) 100.
(b) 101.
(c) 103.
(d) 102.

5. How long had the sisters lived in that area?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 80 years.
(c) 55 years.
(d) 75 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state did Henry's family live at this time?

2. Mr. Delany often told Bessie that she could catch more flies with ____ than with vinegar.

3. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?

4. If fulfilled, this wish would make Bessie as old as _____.

5. Delany was required to convert to which faith?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Bessie's opinion of whites? Who was responsible for giving whites a bad name in the eyes of the Negro?

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

6. Discuss the wedding of Henry and Nanny Delany.

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

8. What actions did the Mocks take that was illegal?

9. Examine Henry's offer to go to college. When did it occur? What concessions would Henry have to make?

10. What gift of Bessie's was not readily acknowledged? Why was it kept under wraps?

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