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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mid-May 1820, That Same Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of their discussion in April 1820, what does Harriet think of what Randolph had to say?
(a) It was all crazy talk.
(b) He was wrong.
(c) He made many good points.
(d) He doesn't understand her.

2. In The Middle of May 1820, what does Harriet tell Thruston she'll have whether she leaves the plantation or not?
(a) Acknowledgment of being Jefferson's daughter.
(b) Happiness.
(c) True love.
(d) Her freedom.

3. How does Mammy Ursula suggest Harriet find out about her father?
(a) Ask her mother.
(b) Ask Jefferson.
(c) Ask Randolph.
(d) Ask Beverly.

4. When Harriet was a small child, what did she ask her mother to ask God to do if he came while she was out?
(a) Bless her family.
(b) Give her a puppy.
(c) Make her free.
(d) Wait.

5. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?
(a) Mammy Ursula.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Thruston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?

2. In The Middle of May 1820, why do Charles Bankhead, William Thornton, Benjamin Latrobe, and Thomas Mann Randolph come to Monticello?

3. What do many people say about Randolph?

4. Why doesn't Mammy Ursula work in the fields?

5. What is Harriet's response when Randolph asks her what she considers herself to be?

(see the answer key)

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