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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 finally killed Julia's only child?
(a) Aneurysm.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

3. How old was Bessie when she retired?
(a) 62.
(b) 66.
(c) 55.
(d) 59.

4. According to the sisters, Nanny's judgment was often _____.
(a) Missing.
(b) Sharp.
(c) Brutal.
(d) Cloudy.

5. Which one of the following was a treat the sisters would make for the neighborhood children?
(a) Homemade potato chips.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Doughnuts.
(d) Taffy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Delany in the service helped to build which famous road?

2. What word is used that means the same as angry?

3. Which of the other children was the same age as the little boy?

4. What would the man do to prompt the child to eat?

5. In what year did this event occur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What prompted the family to move to New York? Who moved to the city first? Why?

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

7. What drastic action did the sisters take to care for Nanny?

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

9. Discuss the effect of the Depression on Harlem. Also discuss the end of the Harlem Renaissance.

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

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