View a FREE sample

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) Irascibility.
(c) Humility.
(d) Illustriousness.

2. On what date does Mr. Grimke die?
(a) June 1, 1820.
(b) September 12, 1820.
(c) July 17, 1819.
(d) August 9, 1819.

3. Where in the north do Mr. Grimke and Sarah travel in order to see a doctor in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Boston.
(b) Hartford.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New Brunswick.

4. What is the name of Denmark's wife that helped Charlotte escape?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anna.
(c) Christine.
(d) Susan.

5. Where does the doctor prescribe for Mr. Grimke to stay for the summer in order to take in the sea air in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Camden, New Jersey.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Long Branch, New Jersey.
(d) New Brunswick, New Jersey.

6. Who does Sarah overhear at the market talking about the African church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jack.
(c) Peter.
(d) Goodis.

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

8. Where does Catherine go to seek lodging for Sarah in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church.
(b) The Arch Street Meeting House.
(c) The Third Presbyterian Church.
(d) The African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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

10. In Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822, whose house slave reports talk of an insurrection by the wharves?
(a) Burke Williams's.
(b) Colonel John Prioleau's.
(c) Daniel Huger's.
(d) Robert Hayne's.

11. 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?
(a) Clean their teeth.
(b) Wash their faces.
(c) Wash their feet.
(d) Take a bath.

12. 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) Israel.
(c) Nina.
(d) Goodis.

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

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

15. Sarah and her father stay at a boarding house run by whom when they arrive in Philadelphia in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Baptists.
(b) Quakers.
(c) Freed slaves.
(d) British royalty.

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. When Sarah returns home in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822, Nina thinks people are worrying for no reason because the rumors of a slave rebellion where turned out untrue?

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

4. What is Denmark Vesey's punishment after his capture in the end of Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 546 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample