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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. What led to the death of Handful's father?
(a) He was hung.
(b) Throat cancer.
(c) An epileptic seizure.
(d) A leg wound.

2. 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) Flowers and water.
(c) Potatoes and chicken.
(d) Tea and crumpets.

3. What does Sarah throw from her window to Burke Williams when he departs from his first visit in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A letter.
(c) A lock of hair.
(d) A rose.

4. Where does Handful find in the pieces of her mother's story quilt in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) In the attic of the Grimke home.
(b) In her mother's trunk.
(c) In a waste bin.
(d) Under her mother's bed.

5. 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?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1852.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the first pamphlet that Sarah Grimke writes in Part Six, July 1835 – June 1838?

3. What is the name of the ball that occurs at the culmination of Race Week in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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