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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Where do the Grimkes go for Easter Service in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) The First Baptist Church of Charlotte.
(b) Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church.
(c) The Third Street Methodist Church.
(d) The Third Presbyterian Church.

4. What was the first recognized organization for abolitionists in the United States?
(a) The American Anti-Slavery Society.
(b) The Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(c) The Massachusetts Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
(d) The New York Society for the Abolition of Slavery.

5. What is Mauma's full name in the novel?
(a) Sarah Grimke.
(b) Lucretia Grimke.
(c) Theodora Smith.
(d) Charlotte Grimke.

6. Denmark Vesey gained the money to buy his house by what means?
(a) He married into money.
(b) He inherited it.
(c) He won the lottery.
(d) He robbed a bank.

7. What word from the novel refers to the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves?
(a) Intervention.
(b) Exemption.
(c) Dedication.
(d) Manumission.

8. How many siblings does Sarah Grimke have in the beginning of Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

10. Who was the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
(a) Robert Hayne.
(b) Theodore Weld.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

11. What is the name of the slave that serves as butler to the Grimke family in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) William Paul.
(b) Tomke.
(c) Israel Morris.
(d) Elizur.

12. How many slaves does the Grimke family own in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 100.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 50.

13. Who is the new slave that Mauma believes to be attracted to Handful in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Shanney.
(b) Goodis.
(c) Elizur Wright.
(d) Tomke.

14. Who goes to release Charlotte from the prison after her arrest in Part 2, February 1811 – December 1812?
(a) Reverend William McDowell.
(b) Thomas Grimke.
(c) Catherine Morris.
(d) Sarah Grimke.

15. How old is Sarah Grimke when she is allowed to venture out of the nursery and is given a waiting maid in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the principle profession of Sarah Grimke's father?

2. What led to the death of Handful's father?

3. Burke Williams comes from a wealthy family that owns what kind of business?

4. By what year had all the northern states abolished slavery?

5. Who oversees Sarah's studies in Part 1, November 1803 – February 1805?

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