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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. Which famous writer was the only one to stay in Harlem after the Renaissance?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Washington.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) DuBois.

2. Which city was the site of major activity in the Civil Rights Movement?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Selma.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Orlando.

3. Where did the sisters live when their house was condemned by the government?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

4. "Outliving the ____ Boys" details the end of the Jim Crow era.
(a) Mean.
(b) Rebby.
(c) Southern.
(d) Country.

5. Despite the little boy's physical problems it was obvious that he possessed ______.
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Temper.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was common for Bessie to shoo which group away from their street?

2. Sadie touts the importance of all but which of the following:?

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

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

5. Where did the controversy take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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