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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 was the surname of the author that wrote about the Delanys?
(a) Buckley.
(b) Badger.
(c) Burke.
(d) Bronson.

2. Sadie says that if Bessie gets her wish, she will have to live to be ____.
(a) 116.
(b) 131.
(c) 122.
(d) 119.

3. In what year was the book written?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1993
(c) 1996.
(d) 1991.

4. When Bessie was about 15, the region was struck with a _____ epidemic.
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Typhoid.

5. Bessie ended up staying in the hospital for how many weeks?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was Sadie born?

2. What food item did the girl give to Bessie?

3. Delany went to which school?

4. Delany was required to convert to which faith?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which segment of the population did not readily accept or celebrate the Delanys' successes?

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

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

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