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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. What is the name of the ball that occurs at the culmination of Race Week in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) The Dionysian Ball.
(b) The St. Mary Ball.
(c) The St. Cecilia Ball.
(d) The St. Christopher Ball.

2. At what age does the narrator say Sarah Grimke was thrust into society with the sole purpose of finding a husband?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

3. When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves take effect?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1820.

4. Sarah's earliest memory is of her mother beating what slave?
(a) Binah.
(b) Handful.
(c) Rosetta.
(d) Charlotte.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sarah discusses abolition with her brothers and father in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812, she tells them that she agrees slaves should not be freed and returned to Africa. What does Sarah believe should be done about the slaves?

2. What condition did Sarah Grimke develop as a result of her terror at witnessing her mother beating a slave during her childhood?

3. Mrs. Grimke, Sarah, Mary, and Anna go off to a promenade at what location in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

4. What does Sarah leave in a basket for Mauma and Handful after Mauma's one-leg punishment in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

5. What island can Handful see from the shore that thrills her in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has Mauma begun having an affair with in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? How is this character described?

2. What impressions does Denmark Vesey make on Handful and Mauma in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

3. How are Handful's feelings about Sarah described when Handful is seventeen in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

4. How is the character of Mauma described in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? What is Mauma's name?

5. What does Sarah discover Handful doing when her family returns from their upcountry estate in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? How does she respond?

6. Who is the young man that asks to call on Sarah at Mrs. Alston's party? How is this character described?

7. What is Sarah's principle birthday present for her eleventh birthday? How does Sarah respond to this gift?

8. What does Mauma intend to do with the money she earns as a hired-out slave in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? What does she tell Handful of her plans?

9. What takes place during Burke Williams' first visit to the Grimke estate in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

10. How does Sarah go about attempting to quell her feelings for Burke Williams in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? Is she successful?

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