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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much do the slave records indicate Mauma is worth when she examines them in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) $350.
(b) $500.
(c) $450.
(d) $600.

2. Where does Sarah attend a church service and become inspired to give her life to God after her betrothal to Burke Williams ends in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) A Methodist Church.
(b) A Presbyterian Church.
(c) A Synagogue.
(d) A Baptist Church.

3. What kind of quilt does Handful begin working with her mother on in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) A story quilt.
(b) A wedding quilt.
(c) A Navajo quilt.
(d) A baby quilt.

4. Sarah is how much older than Handful in the novel?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

5. For how long does Mr. Grimke take his family to stay at their upcountry plantation after Burke Williams calls on Sarah in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 7 weeks.

6. How much is Handful's worth, according to the slave records that Mauma examines in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) $350.
(b) $600.
(c) $450.
(d) $500.

7. How many siblings does Sarah Grimke have in the beginning of Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

8. What does Sarah leave in a basket for Mauma and Handful after Mauma's one-leg punishment in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Liniment and medicine tea.
(b) Potatoes and chicken.
(c) Flowers and water.
(d) Tea and crumpets.

9. Who is the "nursery mauma" that tends to the Grimke children in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Lucretia.
(b) Aunt-Sister.
(c) Nina.
(d) Binah.

10. What condition did Sarah Grimke develop as a result of her terror at witnessing her mother beating a slave during her childhood?
(a) She developed asthma.
(b) She developed clinical depression.
(c) She developed epilepsy.
(d) She developed a stutter.

11. How old is Handful when her character is first introduced in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

12. For how long does Burke Williams stay when he first calls on Sarah in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

13. As punishment for teaching Handful to read, Sarah is forbidden from entering what room in the Grimke household in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) The slave quarters.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The library.

14. What was the name of the field slave that was Handful's father?
(a) Tomke.
(b) Shanney.
(c) Robert Hayne.
(d) Elizur Wright.

15. Who was the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Robert Hayne.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) Theodore Weld.

Short Answer Questions

1. Denmark Vesey gained the money to buy his house by what means?

2. Who is ordered to administer one lash to Handful as punishment for her having learned to read in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

3. One of the patches of the story quilt that Handful finds has Denmark's name and what numbers on the square in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

4. Who is revealed to have told on Handful for writing in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

5. What is Mauma's full name in the novel?

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