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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 1821.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the homemade concoction that Sally gives Harriet to cure her ills cause Harriet to do in The Middle of May 1820?
(a) Become drunk.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Giggle uncontrollably.
(d) Vomit.

2. How long are Harriet's lessons going to last?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One week.
(c) Three months.
(d) A few years.

3. Why does Martha complain about her father?
(a) He won't let her marry.
(b) She wishes he would treat the slaves better.
(c) She doesn't like the way Jefferson treats the Hemings.
(d) He is cruel to her.

4. What does Harriet realize in June 1820 that she cannot be on her own?
(a) Safe.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) Educated.
(d) A mother.

5. In The Middle of May 1820, why do Charles Bankhead, William Thornton, Benjamin Latrobe, and Thomas Mann Randolph come to Monticello?
(a) To plan Jefferson's campaign.
(b) To play poker.
(c) For dinner.
(d) To trade slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tutors Harriet?

2. How much time passes between Harriet being discovered in the secret room and her next journal entry?

3. In The Middle of May 1820, what does Harriet tell Thruston she'll have whether she leaves the plantation or not?

4. What question does Martha ask Harriet that she is hesitant to answer?

5. Who orders Burwell to keep the brandy from Bankhead?

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