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

2. What term from the novel refers to the medical use of seawater as a form of therapy?
(a) Celiac therapy.
(b) Thalassotherapy.
(c) Hydrotherapy.
(d) Targenic therapy.

3. What word from Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822 means gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood?
(a) Enigmatic.
(b) Industrious.
(c) Morose.
(d) Ambivalent.

4. What illness does Israel Morris's wife die from in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the black church that is attended by freed blacks and slaves in Charleston in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

2. 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?

3. At the black church in Charleston, Denmark Vesey preaches about Charleston being what land all over again in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

4. How long has Mauma been gone from the Grimke plantation in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

5. How many slaves has Denmark Vesey supposedly enlisted to the cause of revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the situation at the Grimke estate described while Sarah is staying at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

2. What are Sarah's impressions of Long Branch, New Jersey, in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How does Mr. Grimke feel about this setting?

3. What does Nina tell Sarah about the slave rebellion when Sarah returns home in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

4. How long has Mauma been gone from the Grimke estate in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How does Handful regard her mother's absence?

5. How does Catherine Morris feel about Sarah and her relationship with Catherine's brother in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

6. What news does Nina write in her letter to Sarah while Sarah is staying at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

7. How do the Quakers respond to the issue of Sarah's lodging when confronted by Catherine in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

8. How does Handful learn about the black church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How is this church described?

9. What leads to Nina and Sarah's confrontation with the police in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

10. Who gives Sarah the locket to wear when she stays at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822? Whose locket is it?

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