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

2. What did Harriet want to ask God when she was a small child?
(a) Why she wasn't free.
(b) If there were there any black angels.
(c) Why he made animals in so many shapes, sizes, and colors.
(d) Why her siblings had died.

3. In April 1820, after speaking with Mammy Ursula, how long is it before Harriet gets a chance to look for Sally's secret room?
(a) One day.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Who places a shawl around Jefferson's shoulders when Harriet brings him a tea tray?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Sally.
(d) Burwell.

5. What is Harriet afraid Beverly may never do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Tell Jefferson he knows who his father is.
(c) Grow old.
(d) Take his freedom and leave the plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Randolph always behaved toward Harriet?

2. What reason is Harriet given for the possibility of being sold after Jefferson's death if she doesn't accept her freedom?

3. At the end of their discussion in April 1820, what does Harriet think of what Randolph had to say?

4. Harriet is the _______ living child of Sally.

5. What does Thruston insist upon doing that annoys Harriet?

(see the answer key)

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