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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, September 1821 – July 1822.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color dress is Handful clothed in when she is presented to Sarah as her waiting maid?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

2. Burke Williams comes from a wealthy family that owns what kind of business?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A clothing shop.
(c) A butcher store.
(d) A silver shop.

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

4. How old is Nina in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

5. 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) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first recognized organization for abolitionists in the United States?

2. How old is Handful in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

3. When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves take effect?

4. What slave is arrested after it is reported that there has been talk of an insurrection by the wharves in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

5. How many siblings does Sarah Grimke have in the beginning of Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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