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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. Nanny's family lived in a town that had the same name as which animal?
(a) Yak.
(b) Wallaby.
(c) Beagle.
(d) Beaver.

2. When someone makes a statement and is proven to be wrong, it is often said that the person has to eat ____.
(a) Pig's feet.
(b) Crow.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Pride.

3. What was the name of Nanny's midwife?
(a) Miss Frederick.
(b) Mrs. Humbert.
(c) Miss Kenney.
(d) Mrs. Robertson.

4. In what year did Henry become a bishop?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1919.

5. Nanny stood up to a woman for calling her ____, a common insult at the time.
(a) Dirty.
(b) Girly.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Slave child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Sadie graduate from St. Augustine's school?

2. The sisters often received visitors from people that wanted to _____ to the sisters.

3. The owner of the house did all but which of the following jobs?

4. Sadie says the hardest thing about being old is that she no longer has many ______.

5. Which of the following adjectives was often used by the neighbors to describe the sisters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss Jim Crow Days. When did they occur? What was changed by the laws?

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

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

6. What was so important about Henry Delany's foray into the church?

7. The living arrangements for the sisters were somewhat unusual considering their respective ages. What was the arrangement?

8. What is an issue-free Negro? What is the difference between an issue-free slave and a freed slave?

9. What was different about the Delany family compared to other black families in the South?

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

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