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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Denmark Vesey explains the numbers from Mauma's quilt by telling Handful they represent what in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) The year Mauma would be freed.
(b) His winning lottery numbers.
(c) The year he wanted to marry Mauma.
(d) The numbers that were branded on him when he became a slave.

2. How many slaves has Denmark Vesey supposedly enlisted to the cause of revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?
(a) 20.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 360.
(d) 200.

3. What word from Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822 refers to a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work?
(a) Hieroglyph.
(b) Megalith.
(c) Petraglyph.
(d) Monolith.

4. What is the name of the black church that is attended by freed blacks and slaves in Charleston in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) The African Methodist Episcopal Church.
(b) The Third Presbyterian Church.
(c) The First Baptist Church of Charlotte.
(d) Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church.

5. Whose journal does Israel Morris give to Sarah to read in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820?
(a) John Woolman's journal.
(b) Daniel Huger's journal.
(c) Burke Williams's journal.
(d) John Quincy Adams's journal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the novel means disorder or confusion?

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

4. How old is Nina when she starts a female prayer group in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

5. What task is Sarah given when she stays at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Nina write in her letter to Sarah while Sarah is staying at Israel Morris's estate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

2. How long has Mauma been gone from the Grimke estate in the beginning of Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How does Handful regard her mother's absence?

3. When Denmark Vesey sets the date for the revolt at two months away, he claims to have how many slaves enrolled to participate in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822? What does Handful agree to do to help the cause?

4. Who is the Quaker that Sarah meets on her return to Charleston in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? What are her impressions of this individual?

5. How do the Quakers respond to the issue of Sarah's lodging when confronted by Catherine in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822?

6. Who is left to tend to at the Grimke estate when Handful returns from incarceration in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How has the family dynamic changed?

7. Who does Handful see before her mission for the revolt in Part Four, September 1821 – July 1822? Is Handful successful in the mission?

8. What are Sarah's impressions of Long Branch, New Jersey, in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? How does Mr. Grimke feel about this setting?

9. Where does Sarah go after the death of her father in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? Why?

10. How is Sarah and Mr. Grimke's journey north described in Part Three, October 1818 – November 1820? What does the doctor prescribe for Mr. Grimke's condition?

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