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

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

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

4. Who took possession of Henry's papers and refused to give them up?
(a) Bessie.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Hap.
(d) Hubert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the controversy take place?

2. "Outliving the ____ Boys" details the end of the Jim Crow era.

3. Hubert was elected to serve in which government body?

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

5. What finally killed Julia's only child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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