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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the overseer force Harriet to do if she stays at Monticello?
(a) Have sex with him.
(b) Marry another slave.
(c) Work in the fields.
(d) Produce children.

2. Why does Martha agree to accept her father's assignment?
(a) She is afraid not to.
(b) She wants the challenge.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She is excited about it.

3. What does Martha tell Harriet not to do?
(a) Not to run away.
(b) Not to do as her mother tells her.
(c) Not to love Jefferson.
(d) Not to pass as white.

4. What causes Martha to curb her disapproval of Harriet?
(a) Harriet breaks down in tears.
(b) Martha realizes Harriet is her sister.
(c) Harriet tells her about Bankhead's attack.
(d) Harriet becomes ill.

5. What reason is Harriet given for the possibility of being sold after Jefferson's death if she doesn't accept her freedom?
(a) She is worth a lot of money because she is light skinned.
(b) Jefferson is in debt.
(c) Martha doesn't like her.
(d) She has no skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Martha feel about the assignment her father gives her?

2. According to Harriet, how much food does a sheep require?

3. Why does Martha complain about her father?

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

5. What is the name of the slave who has been telling everyone that he is going to marry Harriet?

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