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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to an article in "The Independent," as referenced by the text in the chapter "Defending Our Name," what did White women prefer to happen to "keep their husbands straight"?

2. What did Robert Church own, eventually being ransacked in 1866?

3. What was the name of the first Black novel published in America? (1861)

4. How much money did the CWL successfully lobby to establish kindergarten classes in 1898?

5. What caused the death of both of Ida B. Wells' parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened as a result of Ida B. Wellss' British tour?

2. How did Representative Clark of Florida (1915) prefer to look at women?

3. Why was the Black family under siege between 1890 and 1910?

4. Why did the chapter "The Quest for Woman Suffrage" state that women's suffrage was important?

5. A month before Blacks set foot in Virginia, what laws did the House of Burgesses pass?

6. What were the differences between the Black and White women's organizations?

7. What headlines ran on Christmas Day in 1884 in the "Daily Appeal"?

8. What opinion did "The Woman's Era" (1894) offer regarding the traditional roles of women?

9. Why did many of the Baptist clergy state that the only place for women was in the church singing?

10. What was the purpose of the World Colombian Exposition of 1893?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What issues caused controversy among supporters and opponents of the The Fifteenth Amendment? Why were those issues relevant?

Essay Topic 2

One major success story, the story of Madame Walker, was described in the book. What was the story of Madame Walker? Who was she? Where did her success stem from? What did her success spearhead for Black women?

Essay Topic 3

How did interracial cooperation affect the equality movement? What problems were found to lie within interracial cooperation? What problems did interracial cooperation solve?

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