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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Peter, Paul, and Charles.
(b) James, Philip, and Nina.
(c) Charles, Henry, and Nina.
(d) Anna, Mary, and Nina.

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

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) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

5. How old is Nina when she starts a female prayer group in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) 22.
(b) 29.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

6. Whom does Mrs. Grimke order to prepare her an elegant mourning dress after the death of her husband?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Handful.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Binah.

7. 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 sent to the Work Camp.
(c) He is hanged.
(d) He is burned at the stake.

8. What is the name of Mrs. Grimke's lawyer that she writes to for help getting money in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Theodore Weld.
(b) Daniel Huger.
(c) Burke Williams.
(d) Robert Hayne.

9. 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 Weld.
(b) Reverend Gadsden.
(c) Reverend Hall.
(d) Reverend McDowell.

10. What is the name of the establishment where Sarah and her father stay in New Jersey in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) The White Horse.
(b) The Fish Tavern.
(c) Mrs. Smith's Rooming House.
(d) The Captain's Tavern.

11. What word from the novel refers to a club carried by a police officer?
(a) Swing blade.
(b) Manacle.
(c) Truncheon.
(d) Clavicle.

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

13. What month is it when Sarah heads back home from Philadelphia after the death of her father in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) August.

14. How old is Handful in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) 25.
(b) 36.
(c) 12.
(d) 31.

15. 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) Madame Ruffin.
(b) Mrs. Bettleman.
(c) Lucretia Mott.
(d) Mrs. Alston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose journal does Israel Morris give to Sarah to read in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

2. What is the name of the man who has lost his list of slaves to assist in the revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

3. 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?

4. Nina has publicly refused to be confirmed into what church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

5. How long is it after Denmark Vesey leaves town that he is captured and arrested in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

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