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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color hair is Sarah Grimke described as having in the novel?
(a) Black.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Red.

3. Where does Sarah attend a church service and become inspired to give her life to God after her betrothal to Burke Williams ends in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) A Methodist Church.
(b) A Presbyterian Church.
(c) A Baptist Church.
(d) A Synagogue.

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

5. Who oversees Sarah's studies in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Catherine Morris.
(b) Madame Ruffin.
(c) Denmark Vesey.
(d) Nina Grimke.

6. What kind of gown does Mauma make for the upcoming Race Week in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) A Bouffant gown.
(b) A tea gown.
(c) A Watteu gown.
(d) A wedding gown.

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

8. Who is ordered to administer one lash to Handful as punishment for her having learned to read in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Burke Williams.
(b) Shanney.
(c) Denmark Vesey.
(d) Tomfry.

9. Where are the slaves required to sit when they attend church services with their masters?
(a) Behind the altar.
(b) In the balcony.
(c) In the front pews.
(d) Outside the church.

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

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

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

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

14. Sarah Grimke attends a waltzing party that is hosted by whom in the beginning of Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Mrs. Alston.
(b) Catherine Morris.
(c) Lucretia Mott.
(d) Mrs. Bettleman.

15. What is Handful's real name in the novel?
(a) Angela Grimke.
(b) Hannah Smith.
(c) Sarah Smith.
(d) Hetty Grimke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves does the Grimke family own in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

2. What is Nina's full name?

3. What is the name of the ball that occurs at the culmination of Race Week in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

4. How old is Sarah Grimke when Burke Williams proposes to her?

5. Where do the Grimkes place an ad searching for Charlotte after her disappearance in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

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