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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the establishment where Sarah and her father stay in New Jersey in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) The Captain's Tavern.
(b) The Fish Tavern.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) Mrs. Smith's Rooming House.

2. What jewelry item does Becky give to Sarah to wear during her visit in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) A ring.
(b) A watch.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A necklace.

3. When Sarah returns home in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822, Nina thinks people are worrying for no reason because the rumors of a slave rebellion where turned out untrue?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Edgefield.
(d) Little Rock.

4. Who does Handful sleep with before she commits the theft for the slave revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Thomas Grimke.
(b) Daniel Huger.
(c) Goodis.
(d) Shanney.

5. In Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822, whose house slave reports talk of an insurrection by the wharves?
(a) Colonel John Prioleau's.
(b) Robert Hayne's.
(c) Daniel Huger's.
(d) Burke Williams's.

6. When the City Guard arrests the attendees of the black church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820, those who cannot afford bail are sent where?
(a) To the execution chamber.
(b) To the Work House.
(c) To the North.
(d) To Mississippi.

7. How has Handful been injured during her incarceration in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Her arm has been amputated.
(b) She has been stabbed in the stomach.
(c) Her foot has been mangled.
(d) Her wrist has been broken.

8. What is Denmark Vesey's punishment after his capture in the end of Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) He is hanged.
(b) He is burned at the stake.
(c) He is imprisoned for 5 years.
(d) He is sent to the Work Camp.

9. What word from the novel means disorder or confusion?
(a) Petulance.
(b) Construction.
(c) Irascibility.
(d) Disarray.

10. What does Handful volunteer to steal from the City Arsenal in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A cannonball.
(c) A bullet mold.
(d) 100 guns.

11. How old is Handful in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) 36.
(b) 25.
(c) 31.
(d) 12.

12. What does Denmark agree to have Handful do with his list of names for the slave revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) Sew it into a quilt.
(b) Give it over to the authorities.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Etch it in stone.

13. How long is it after Denmark Vesey leaves town that he is captured and arrested in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) 2 weeks later.
(b) 4 weeks later.
(c) 1 day later.
(d) 4 days later.

14. At the black church in Charleston, Denmark Vesey preaches about Charleston being what land all over again in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Rome.

15. What is the name of Israel Morris's wife?
(a) Susan.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Mary.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the female minister that defends Sarah's right to stay at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

2. What word from Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822 means gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood?

3. Nina has publicly refused to be confirmed into what church in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

4. 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?

5. Where in the north do Mr. Grimke and Sarah travel in order to see a doctor in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?

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