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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 caused the injury?
(a) Knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Schoolyard brawl.
(d) Accidental fall.

2. In what month was Sadie born?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) April.

3. Bessie says she would treat her pet ____ better than she was treated by many white people.
(a) Buzzard.
(b) Rat.
(c) Snake.
(d) Pirahna.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sadie says that Bessie has great _____ but does not use it.

2. Which one of the following was a main goal of the Jim Crow laws?

3. Black students in which state were the first to break the laws regarding segregation in public schools?

4. What word is best used to describe Bessie?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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