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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. By what year had all the northern states abolished slavery?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1802.

2. What was the first recognized organization for abolitionists in the United States?
(a) The Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(b) The New York Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(c) The American Anti-Slavery Society.
(d) The Massachusetts Society for the Abolition of Slavery.

3. How old is Handful in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) 36.
(b) 25.
(c) 31.
(d) 12.

4. How old is Sarah Grimke when Burke Williams proposes to her?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

5. Denmark Vesey gained the money to buy his house by what means?
(a) He robbed a bank.
(b) He inherited it.
(c) He married into money.
(d) He won the lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Burke Williams take Sarah on a chaperoned horseback ride after she returns from her family's upcountry plantation in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

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

3. What doctor does Mr. Grimke travel to see in the north in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

4. What kind of quilt does Handful begin working with her mother on in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

5. What is Handful's real name in the novel?

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