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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. It was decided that Sadie would work until age ____.
(a) 65.
(b) 60.
(c) 58.
(d) 62.

2. In what year did Hubert run for public office?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1921.

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

4. The sisters talk about shortages in various goods including which of the following?
(a) Bread.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Milk.
(d) Jobs.

5. What happened to the cottage in the end?
(a) It was torn down.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It was moved across the street.
(d) It was deeded to Bessie and Sadie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Delany children served in World War II?

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

3. What was the name of the famous club in Harlem that catered to whites?

4. What saying is attributed to Sadie?

5. What item did Nanny often misplace?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss how Sadie's knowledge of vitamins and minerals benefited the family over the years.

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

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

6. How did Nanny's death change Sadie's role in the family? What was the family's reaction to the change?

7. Who convinced the sisters to move to Westchester? What kind of reception did the sisters receive?

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

9. 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?

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

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