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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Denmark Vesey's punishment after his capture in the end of Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) He is imprisoned for 5 years.
(b) He is hanged.
(c) He is sent to the Work Camp.
(d) He is burned at the stake.

2. How old is Israel's daughter Becky during Sarah's visit to Israel's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

3. How many slaves has Denmark Vesey supposedly enlisted to the cause of revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 360.
(c) 20.
(d) 200.

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

5. Denmark confesses to Handful in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820 that what happened to Charlotte?
(a) She was captured by a slave catcher.
(b) She is in prison in New York.
(c) She has made it across the border to Canada.
(d) She was shot and killed.

6. When Denmark Vesey sets the date for the revolt as two months away in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822, he claims to have how many names of slaves enrolled to participate?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 400.

7. Whom does Handful intend to keep safe when the slave uprising takes place in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Mrs. Grimke.
(c) Nina.
(d) Mr. Grimke.

8. 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 Mauma would be freed.
(b) His winning lottery numbers.
(c) The year he wanted to marry Mauma.
(d) The numbers that were branded on him when he became a slave.

9. Who becomes upset that Sarah is wearing the jewelry item that was given to her by Becky in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Goodis.
(c) Nina.
(d) Israel.

10. 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) Burke Williams.
(c) Morris Brown.
(d) Robert Hayne.

11. 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.

12. How has Handful been injured during her incarceration in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Her foot has been mangled.
(b) She has been stabbed in the stomach.
(c) Her arm has been amputated.
(d) Her wrist has been broken.

13. Who among Sarah's siblings are now left at home that are unmarried or not in school in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Charles, Henry, and Nina.
(b) Anna, Mary, and Nina.
(c) Peter, Paul, and Charles.
(d) James, Philip, and Nina.

14. What does Handful volunteer to steal from the City Arsenal in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) 100 guns.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A bullet mold.
(d) A cannonball.

15. Who does Handful sleep with before she commits the theft for the slave revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Shanney.
(b) Goodis.
(c) Thomas Grimke.
(d) Daniel Huger.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who remains at the Grimke estate for Handful and the other slaves to serve while Sarah is gone to Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

3. What is the name of Israel Morris's wife?

4. What is the name of Israel Morris's estate that Sarah visits in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

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?

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