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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, October 1818 – November 1820.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Handful find in the pieces of her mother's story quilt in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) In her mother's trunk.
(b) Under her mother's bed.
(c) In the attic of the Grimke home.
(d) In a waste bin.

2. When Nina refuses to be confirmed in her family's church, she worries that she will be sent to live at her uncle's plantation that is located where?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

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

4. 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.

5. When Sarah discusses abolition with her brothers and father in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812, she tells them that she agrees slaves should not be freed and returned to Africa. What does Sarah believe should be done about the slaves?
(a) They should be executed.
(b) They should be freed and live in America.
(c) They should be freed and sent to South America.
(d) They should remain slaves.

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. 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?

3. What is the name of the slave that serves as butler to the Grimke family in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

4. Where do the Grimkes go for Easter Service in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

5. Sarah's earliest memory is of her mother beating what slave?

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