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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of every dollar that Mauma earns as a hired-out slave does Mrs. Grimke get to retain in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) 20 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 60 cents.
(d) 80 cents.

2. Who is the "nursery mauma" that tends to the Grimke children in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Aunt-Sister.
(b) Lucretia.
(c) Binah.
(d) Nina.

3. What was the name of the field slave that was Handful's father?
(a) Shanney.
(b) Tomke.
(c) Robert Hayne.
(d) Elizur Wright.

4. Where does the Grimke family live in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Oxford, Mississippi.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

5. When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves take effect?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1813.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who admonishes Sarah Grimke for teaching the slave children the ABC song during Sunday school in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

2. Sarah Grimke attends a waltzing party that is hosted by whom in the beginning of Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?

3. What color dress is Handful clothed in when she is presented to Sarah as her waiting maid?

4. Sarah is how much older than Handful in the novel?

5. Mrs. Grimke, Sarah, Mary, and Anna go off to a promenade at what location in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

(see the answer key)

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