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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822 refers to a modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance or rank?
(a) Flagrance.
(b) Illustriousness.
(c) Irascibility.
(d) Humility.

2. What is the name of Israel Morris's wife?
(a) Susan.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mary.
(d) Rebecca.

3. How many of the remaining eleven slaves are to be sold or dispersed, according to Mr. Grimke's will in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

4. What jewelry item does Becky give to Sarah to wear during her visit in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) A watch.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A necklace.

5. What slave is arrested after it is reported that there has been talk of an insurrection by the wharves in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Robert Hayne.
(b) Burke Williams.
(c) William Paul.
(d) Elizur Wright.

6. Who serves as the reverend pastor at the black church that Handful begins attending in Charleston in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Theodore Weld.
(b) Morris Brown.
(c) Burke Williams.
(d) Robert Hayne.

7. What neighborhood in Philadelphia does Sarah return to after the death of her father in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Society Hill.
(b) Germantown.
(c) Olney-Oak Lane.
(d) Roxborough-Manayunk.

8. When Nina refuses to be confirmed in her family's church, she worries that she will be sent to live at her uncle's plantation that is located where?
(a) Georgia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

9. What word from Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822 means gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood?
(a) Morose.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Industrious.

10. Who is the female minister that defends Sarah's right to stay at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Mrs. Bettleman.
(b) Madame Ruffin.
(c) Mrs. Alston.
(d) Lucretia Mott.

11. Denmark Vesey explains the numbers from Mauma's quilt by telling Handful they represent what in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) The year he wanted to marry Mauma.
(b) His winning lottery numbers.
(c) The year Mauma would be freed.
(d) The numbers that were branded on him when he became a slave.

12. What term from the novel refers to the act, fact, or process of bringing under control or enslaving?
(a) Integration.
(b) Embellishment.
(c) Subjugation.
(d) Discouragement.

13. What doctor does Mr. Grimke travel to see in the north in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Dr. Philip Physick.
(b) Dr. William McDowell.
(c) Dr. Daniel Huger.
(d) Dr. Geddings.

14. Sarah and Nina are called in for a meeting with their mother and what reverend when Nina refuses to be confirmed into the family church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Reverend Gadsden.
(b) Reverend Weld.
(c) Reverend Hall.
(d) Reverend McDowell.

15. What do Sarah and Catherine arrange for Becky's birthday in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) A ball.
(b) A visit to New York.
(c) A trip to Charlotte.
(d) A picnic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many names are on Denmark Vesey's list that Handful burns after Denmark's capture in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

2. To what class of Charleston's society does the Grimke family belong?

3. On what date does Mr. Grimke die?

4. What task is Sarah given when she stays at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

5. 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?

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