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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Week of May 1820.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who brings up the idea that Harriet should pass as white?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Mammy Ursula.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Thruston.

3. Why doesn't Mammy Ursula work in the fields?
(a) She doesn't know how.
(b) She is too old.
(c) Jefferson asked her not to.
(d) She is the plantation's cook.

4. How does Mammy Ursula respond when Harriet asks if Jefferson is her father?
(a) She refuses to speak about it.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She says the evidence points that way.
(d) She denies it.

5. What office does Randolph hold?
(a) None.
(b) Senator.
(c) Governor of Virginia.
(d) President of the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thruston's job at Monticello?

2. Who does Jefferson ask Harriet if she's having a romance with in April 1820?

3. What function does Sally Hemings perform on the plantation?

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

5. What does Jefferson promise to show Harriet one day in the April 1820 section?

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