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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nina's full name?
(a) Angelina Emily Grimke.
(b) Christina Anna Grimke.
(c) Regina Ellen Grimke.
(d) Petunia Lee Grimke.

2. 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) 1852.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1919.

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

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

5. Who is revealed to have told on Handful for writing in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Rosetta.
(b) Shanney.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Binah.

6. 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) Mrs. Bettleman.
(d) Lucretia Mott.

7. Who admonishes Sarah Grimke for teaching the slave children the ABC song during Sunday school in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Reverend Williams.
(b) Reverend Mott.
(c) Reverend McDowell.
(d) Reverend Hall.

8. For how long does Burke Williams stay when he first calls on Sarah in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

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

11. Who is the new slave that Mauma believes to be attracted to Handful in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Elizur Wright.
(b) Tomke.
(c) Shanney.
(d) Goodis.

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

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

14. 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) Sullivan's Island.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Atlanta.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How late is Burke Williams when he first appears at the Grimke home to call on Sarah?

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?

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

5. Sarah's earliest memory is of her mother beating what slave?

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