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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 word from Part 5, November 1826 – November 1829 refers to a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building?
(a) Colonnade.
(b) Atrium.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Vestibule.

2. What is Mauma's full name in the novel?
(a) Charlotte Grimke.
(b) Sarah Grimke.
(c) Theodora Smith.
(d) Lucretia Grimke.

3. What color dress is Handful clothed in when she is presented to Sarah as her waiting maid?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

4. Who is the founder of the anti-slavery publication The Liberator?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Robert Hayne.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) Thomas Grimke.

5. As punishment for teaching Handful to read, Sarah is forbidden from entering what room in the Grimke household in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) The library.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The slave quarters.
(d) The dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slave is arrested after it is reported that there has been talk of an insurrection by the wharves in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

2. What color is the bolt of silk cloth that goes missing before Easter in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

3. Who does Sarah overhear at the market talking about the African church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

4. How many names are on Denmark Vesey's list that Handful burns after Denmark's capture in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

5. What is Mauma covered with when she dies in Part Six, July 1835 – June 1838?

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