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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
(a) Theodore Weld.
(b) Robert Hayne.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) William Lloyd Garrison.

2. What color dress is Handful clothed in when she is presented to Sarah as her waiting maid?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. How late is Burke Williams when he first appears at the Grimke home to call on Sarah?
(a) 10 minutes late.
(b) 2 hours late.
(c) 30 minutes late.
(d) 1 hour late.

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

5. What is the slave called that has been with Mrs. Grimke since childhood and is one of the most senior slaves in the Grimke household, in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Aunt-Sister.
(b) Cindie.
(c) Binah.
(d) Lucretia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What island can Handful see from the shore that thrills her in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

2. Who oversees Sarah's studies in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

3. What led to the death of Handful's father?

4. How old is Sarah Grimke when she is allowed to venture out of the nursery and is given a waiting maid in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

5. What color is the bolt of silk cloth that goes missing before Easter in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sarah go about attempting to quell her feelings for Burke Williams in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? Is she successful?

2. What story does Handful recall in the opening of Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? Who told Handful this story?

3. What does Mauma intend to do with the money she earns as a hired-out slave in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? What does she tell Handful of her plans?

4. What items from the Grimke household go missing in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? Who steals these items?

5. What leads to Mauma being allowed to be hired out in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? How much does she earn in this manner?

6. How has the friendship between Sarah and Handful evolved in the beginning of Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

7. What do Handful and Nina help Sarah to prepare for in the beginning of Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? Why?

8. What is Sarah's principle birthday present for her eleventh birthday? How does Sarah respond to this gift?

9. What impressions does Denmark Vesey make on Handful and Mauma in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

10. How is the ancestry of the Grimke family described in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? What class are the Grimkes?

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