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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, October 1818 – November 1820.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color thread does Handful steal from Sarah in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Ebony.
(b) Scarlet.
(c) Royal blue.
(d) Magenta.

2. Handful explains in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820 that when slaves are to be sold, the first thing they are told to do is what?
(a) Wash their faces.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Wash their feet.
(d) Clean their teeth.

3. Where do the Grimkes place an ad searching for Charlotte after her disappearance in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The St. Louis Tribune.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Charleston Mercury.

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

5. When Nina refuses to be confirmed in her family's church, she worries that she will be sent to live at her uncle's plantation that is located where?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Sarah heads back home from Philadelphia after the death of her father in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

2. Where does Handful find in the pieces of her mother's story quilt in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

3. Who serves as the reverend pastor at the black church that Handful begins attending in Charleston in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

4. What word from the novel refers to the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves?

5. How old is Mr. Grimke when he faces trial and impeachment in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

(see the answer key)

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