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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, November 1826 – November 1829 - Part 6, July 1835 – June 1838.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Denmark Vesey explains the numbers from Mauma's quilt by telling Handful they represent what in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) The numbers that were branded on him when he became a slave.
(b) His winning lottery numbers.
(c) The year Mauma would be freed.
(d) The year he wanted to marry Mauma.

2. What was the first recognized organization for abolitionists in the United States?
(a) The New York Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(b) The Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(c) The Massachusetts Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(d) The American Anti-Slavery Society.

3. What is Mauma's full name in the novel?
(a) Sarah Grimke.
(b) Lucretia Grimke.
(c) Theodora Smith.
(d) Charlotte Grimke.

4. Catherine tells Sarah that she must move out of Israel's estate for the sake of what, in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Her inheritance.
(b) Propriety.
(c) Their brother.
(d) Their mother.

5. Who is the founder of the anti-slavery publication The Liberator?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Thomas Grimke.
(c) Robert Hayne.
(d) William Lloyd Garrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who expresses the opinion that Sarah talks too much about slavery at the Quaker meetings in Part 5, November 1826 – November 1829?

2. What word from Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822 refers to a modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance or rank?

3. How long is it after Denmark Vesey leaves town that he is captured and arrested in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

4. At what church does Reverend William McDowell serve as minister?

5. Where are the slaves required to sit when they attend church services with their masters?

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