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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. What color is the bolt of silk cloth that goes missing before Easter in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Emerald green.
(b) Royal blue.
(c) Crimson.
(d) Yellow.

2. Sarah Grimke’s father is a veteran of what war?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) The American Revolutionary War.
(d) The French and Indian War.

3. Who defends Mr. Grimke when he faces trial and impeachment in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Burke Williams.
(b) Israel Morris.
(c) Daniel Huger.
(d) Robert Hayne.

4. 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) 1884.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1819.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the new slave that Mauma believes to be attracted to Handful in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

3. Who is described in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812 as a free black man that owns three slaves?

4. What is the name of the slave that serves as butler to the Grimke family in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

5. What is the slave called that has been with Mrs. Grimke since childhood and is one of the most senior slaves in the Grimke household, in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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