View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the bolt of silk cloth that goes missing before Easter in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Emerald green.
(b) Royal blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Crimson.

2. What island can Handful see from the shore that thrills her in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Sullivan's Island.
(b) Grace Island.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Manchester Island.

3. What does Sarah throw from her window to Burke Williams when he departs from his first visit in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) A rose.
(d) A letter.

4. What is Handful's real name in the novel?
(a) Hannah Smith.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Angela Grimke.
(d) Hetty Grimke.

5. Sarah's earliest memory is of her mother beating what slave?
(a) Binah.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Rosetta.
(d) Handful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to release Charlotte from the prison after her arrest in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

2. Where does Handful find in the pieces of her mother's story quilt in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

3. 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?

4. What kind of gown does Mauma make for the upcoming Race Week in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

5. Who was the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Grimke take his family to their upcountry estate in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? How does Sarah respond?

2. Where does Handful live when her character is introduced in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? How is the hierarchy of this household described?

3. What takes place during Burke Williams' first visit to the Grimke estate in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

4. Who is the young man that asks to call on Sarah at Mrs. Alston's party? How is this character described?

5. How is the character of Mauma described in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? What is Mauma's name?

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

7. What does Sarah discover Handful doing when her family returns from their upcountry estate in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812? How does she respond?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 857 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample