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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. The Delanys had a great amount of compassion for all but which of the following groups?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Jews.
(c) Germans.
(d) Japanese.

2. What was the cause of Lucius' death?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Lung cancer.

3. Sadie touts the importance of all but which of the following:?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Vitamins.
(d) Drinking milk.

4. How many cases did Hubert prosecute during his career?
(a) 400.
(b) 450.
(c) 350.
(d) 500.

5. What is another name for an act of revitalization?
(a) Rebirth.
(b) Rennaisance.
(c) Reorganization.
(d) Gentrification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took possession of Henry's papers and refused to give them up?

2. Hap's wife convinced the sisters to move to which area?

3. Where did the controversy take place?

4. What was the name of the funeral parlor where Nanny was laid to rest?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Bessie's first practice. Who shared the office suite with Bessie?

2. Examine the effect Nanny's death had on Sadie.

3. Sadie relays the story of one of her first experiences in New York regarding strangers. What was the experience? What did Sadie learn?

4. The sisters talk about their situation during World War II. Discuss at least one issue the sisters had at that time.

5. Examine the incident with the cottage, Bessie, and the judge.

6. Sadie was tricky when it came to getting a job at a high school. What was Sadie's trick? Why was it necessary?

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

8. Discuss Sadie's difficulties during her first year at Pratt.

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

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

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