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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. Who is making clothes for Harriet in preparation for her freedom?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sally.
(c) Mammy Ursula.
(d) Jefferson's tailor.

2. In April 1820, what does Sally want Harriet to do for Randolph?
(a) Shine his shoes.
(b) Show him around Monticello.
(c) Serve him breakfast.
(d) Marry him.

3. Where does Mammy Ursula tell Harriet to go to see the clothing that is being made for her?
(a) Mammy Ursula's cabin.
(b) Sally's secret room.
(c) To town.
(d) Jefferson's parlor.

4. Who discovers Harriet in the secret room?
(a) Thruston.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Davie.
(d) Sally.

5. Why does Jefferson give Harriet a journal?
(a) So she can improve her writing.
(b) Because it's her birthday.
(c) So he can include information about her in his autobiography.
(d) He doesn't give her a journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the overseer force Harriet to do if she stays at Monticello?

2. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?

3. Who seems like a nice man, but beats his wife?

4. When Harriet tells Jefferson about the snow in December 1819, what does Jefferson say he will do?

5. What is Bankhead looking for when Harriet comes across him in the house?

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