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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. Where is the City Arsenal in Charleston located?
(a) First Street.
(b) Fourth Street.
(c) Juniper Street.
(d) Meeting Street.

2. 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?
(a) Aunt-Sister.
(b) Lucretia.
(c) Cindie.
(d) Binah.

3. Who is the "nursery mauma" that tends to the Grimke children in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Aunt-Sister.
(b) Lucretia.
(c) Nina.
(d) Binah.

4. How old is Sarah when she discusses the abolition movement with her father and brothers in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) 16.
(b) 31.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

5. To what class of Charleston's society does the Grimke family belong?
(a) Trade class.
(b) Merchant class.
(c) Planter class.
(d) Political class.

Short Answer 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?

2. Handful explains in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820 that when slaves are to be sold, the first thing they are told to do is what?

3. How many years older than Nina is Sarah in the novel?

4. At what church does Reverend William McDowell serve as minister?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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