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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, November 1826 – November 1829 - Part 6, July 1835 – June 1838.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sky when Mauma dies?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

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

3. Mauma and Sky have been held as slaves on what plantation before they return to the Grimke estate in Part 5, November 1826 – November 1829?
(a) The Garrison plantation.
(b) The Monroe plantation.
(c) The Wilcox plantation.
(d) The Lincoln plantation.

4. How much do the slave records indicate Mauma is worth when she examines them in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) $500.
(b) $600.
(c) $350.
(d) $450.

5. About how old is Mauma's daughter Sky when she returns to the Grimke estate in Part 5, November 1826 – November 1829?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many names are on Denmark Vesey's list that Handful burns after Denmark's capture in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

2. What term from the novel refers to the act, fact, or process of bringing under control or enslaving?

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

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 of the remaining eleven slaves are to be sold or dispersed, according to Mr. Grimke's will in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

(see the answer key)

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