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

2. What neighborhood in Philadelphia does Sarah return to after the death of her father in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Roxborough-Manayunk.
(b) Olney-Oak Lane.
(c) Society Hill.
(d) Germantown.

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

4. How long has Mauma been gone from the Grimke plantation in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Two years.

5. What term from the novel refers to the act, fact, or process of bringing under control or enslaving?
(a) Subjugation.
(b) Discouragement.
(c) Integration.
(d) Embellishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Israel Morris's wife die from in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of Israel Morris's sister that lives with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Quaker that Sarah meets on her return to Charleston in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? What are her impressions of this individual?

2. When Denmark Vesey sets the date for the revolt at two months away, he claims to have how many slaves enrolled to participate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822? What does Handful agree to do to help the cause?

3. How does Sarah react when she learns of Handful's incarceration in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

4. Who is left to tend to at the Grimke estate when Handful returns from incarceration in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How has the family dynamic changed?

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

9. Why is the congregation of the black church arrested in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? Where are they taken?

10. What information does Handful learn about Mauma from Denmark Vesey in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

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