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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarah's earliest memory is of her mother beating what slave?
(a) Binah.
(b) Rosetta.
(c) Handful.
(d) Charlotte.

2. What color thread does Handful steal from Sarah in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Royal blue.

3. What does Sarah leave in a basket for Mauma and Handful after Mauma's one-leg punishment in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Liniment and medicine tea.
(b) Potatoes and chicken.
(c) Flowers and water.
(d) Tea and crumpets.

4. Where does the Grimke family live in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Charleston, South Carolina.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Memphis, Tennessee.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

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

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

7. How much is Handful's worth, according to the slave records that Mauma examines in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) $350.
(b) $600.
(c) $500.
(d) $450.

8. What is the name of the ball that occurs at the culmination of Race Week in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) The St. Christopher Ball.
(b) The Dionysian Ball.
(c) The St. Mary Ball.
(d) The St. Cecilia Ball.

9. 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 dining room.
(b) The slave quarters.
(c) The library.
(d) The cellar.

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

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

12. Why is Charlotte arrested in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) For pushing a white lady.
(b) For stealing a chicken.
(c) For running away from the plantation.
(d) For killing her husband.

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

14. Sarah is how much older than Handful in the novel?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

15. 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?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Sullivan's Island.
(d) Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who admonishes Sarah Grimke for teaching the slave children the ABC song during Sunday school in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

2. Who is the "nursery mauma" that tends to the Grimke children in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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

4. When Sarah discusses abolition with her brothers and father in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812, she tells them that she agrees slaves should not be freed and returned to Africa. What does Sarah believe should be done about the slaves?

5. When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves take effect?

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