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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 family was worried when the nephew went from the family home in Harlem to boot camp in which Southern state?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

2. In what year did the stock market crash?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1922.

3. What was the name of Hap's wife?
(a) Audrey.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Cora.
(d) Eleanor.

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

5. What was the woman's first name?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Coretta.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Three children died after Nanny's death. In which order did the children die?

3. Sadie often shopped at what kind of store?

4. It was believed that Nanny was beginning to suffer from which of the following?

5. Which of the following entertainers is not mentioned in this part of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss the Delanys' involvement with the up and coming jazz scene in Harlem.

6. Discuss Bessie's early days at Columbia. Which family member was most helpful to Bessie during that time?

7. Discuss the main issue in "Outliving the Rebby Boys."

8. 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?

9. Discuss Julia's move to New York. How did Julia's presence affect Bessie's attempt to get work?

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

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