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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the principle profession of Sarah Grimke's father?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a butcher.
(c) He is a sheriff.
(d) He is a judge.

2. When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves take effect?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1820.

3. Who is the family physician that diagnoses Sarah with depression in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Dr. Geddings.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Smith.
(d) Dr. Wilson.

4. How old is Sarah's mother in February of 1811?
(a) 46.
(b) 41.
(c) 53.
(d) 35.

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

6. How many siblings does Sarah Grimke have in the beginning of Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

8. Who goes to release Charlotte from the prison after her arrest in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Reverend William McDowell.
(b) Sarah Grimke.
(c) Thomas Grimke.
(d) Catherine Morris.

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

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

11. How late is Burke Williams when he first appears at the Grimke home to call on Sarah?
(a) 2 hours late.
(b) 30 minutes late.
(c) 1 hour late.
(d) 10 minutes late.

12. One of the patches of the story quilt that Handful finds has Denmark's name and what numbers on the square in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1819.

13. Who is described in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812 as a free black man that owns three slaves?
(a) Theodore Weld.
(b) Israel Morris.
(c) Robert Smyth.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

14. Who defends Mr. Grimke when he faces trial and impeachment in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Robert Hayne.
(b) Burke Williams.
(c) Daniel Huger.
(d) Israel Morris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old is Nina in the beginning of Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

3. Sarah is how much older than Handful in the novel?

4. What led to the death of Handful's father?

5. How old is Handful when her character is first introduced in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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