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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 type of house did the sisters buy?
(a) Duplex.
(b) Bungalow.
(c) Cottage.
(d) Apartment.

2. Hap's wife convinced the sisters to move to which area?
(a) Wilmington.
(b) White Plains.
(c) Westbury.
(d) Westchester.

3. Which sibling's son joined the service?
(a) Julia.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Lemuel.
(d) Hap.

4. What word is used that means the same as angry?
(a) Confrontational.
(b) Perplexed.
(c) Flustered.
(d) Miffed.

5. Bessie gave which of the following a "comeuppance" over the ordeal?
(a) Judge.
(b) Construction crew chief.
(c) Commissioner.
(d) Mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did the event occur?

2. It was decided that Sadie would work until age ____.

3. Which city was the site of major activity in the Civil Rights Movement?

4. In what year did Hubert run for public office?

5. What was the name of Julia's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. The sisters talk about the deaths in the family. Who died first? Could any of the deaths have been prevented? Explain.

2. As one might expect, Bessie got the last word in the book. What was Bessie's final insight?

3. What does Bessie say about the extra effort that must be put forth by Negroes?

4. Who was Little Hubie? Why was he special? What happened to the child?

5. How did the Delanys react to the major changes that were going on around them in Harlem?

6. What was the general impression of Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s? What was the other side of the situation?

7. Sadie and Bessie's neighbors in the projects were upset about the actions of the neighborhood kids. How did the sisters react to the issue?

8. Discuss at least two of Bessie's major challenges at Columbia.

9. Discuss Hubie's role in the political arena in New York.

10. How did Sadie make extra money in the early years? What dampened the success of the business?

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