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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sarah Grimke when she is allowed to venture out of the nursery and is given a waiting maid in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

2. 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 epilepsy.
(b) She developed asthma.
(c) She developed a stutter.
(d) She developed clinical depression.

3. What word from the novel refers to the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves?
(a) Manumission.
(b) Dedication.
(c) Intervention.
(d) Exemption.

4. Who has discovered that Burke Williams has other fiancees and confronts him about it in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Tomke.
(b) Daniel Huger.
(c) Reverend William McDowell.
(d) Thomas Grimke.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the principle profession of Sarah Grimke's father?

3. What was the first recognized organization for abolitionists in the United States?

4. What does Handful commit to doing after the finds the pieces of the story quilt in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

5. What does Sarah throw from her window to Burke Williams when he departs from his first visit in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

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