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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. Sarah's earliest memory is of her mother beating what slave?
(a) Binah.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Rosetta.
(d) Handful.

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

3. What condition did Sarah Grimke develop as a result of her terror at witnessing her mother beating a slave during her childhood?
(a) She developed clinical depression.
(b) She developed epilepsy.
(c) She developed asthma.
(d) She developed a stutter.

4. How many of the remaining eleven slaves are to be sold or dispersed, according to Mr. Grimke's will in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

5. What illness does Israel Morris's wife die from in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Influenza.

Short Answer Questions

1. As punishment for teaching Handful to read, Sarah is forbidden from entering what room in the Grimke household in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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?

3. What do Sarah and Catherine arrange for Becky's birthday in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

4. At the black church in Charleston, Denmark Vesey preaches about Charleston being what land all over again in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

5. Who is revealed to have told on Handful for writing in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

(see the answer key)

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