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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sarah attend a church service and become inspired to give her life to God after her betrothal to Burke Williams ends in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

2. What color thread does Handful steal from Sarah in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

3. Who has discovered that Burke Williams has other fiancees and confronts him about it in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

4. Who is the "nursery mauma" that tends to the Grimke children in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. How are Handful's feelings about Sarah described when Handful is seventeen in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

7. How does Sarah learn to create a manumission document in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805? What happens to this document?

8. 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?

9. What is Sarah's mother's response when Sarah pleads with her regarding Handful after her eleventh birthday party?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mr. Grimke’s impeachment in the novel. Did this impeachment actually occur historically? What is the basis upon which Mr. Grimke is impeached? Who defends Mr. Grimke in his trial? What is the outcome of the trial?

Essay Topic 2

Examine and discuss the symbolism of the story quilt in The Invention of Wings. Why does Mauma begin working on the quilt? What is the custom and history behind these types of quilts? What does the quilt symbolize to Mauma? What does it mean to Handful?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Israel and Rebecca Morris. What are Sarah’s first impressions of Israel Morris? How does Israel Morris differ in his viewpoints of slavery from the Grimke family? How does the relationship between Sarah Grimke and Israel Morris develop?

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