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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. When Harriet was a small child, what did she ask her mother to ask God to do if he came while she was out?
(a) Bless her family.
(b) Give her a puppy.
(c) Make her free.
(d) Wait.

2. What is the name of the slave who has been telling everyone that he is going to marry Harriet?
(a) Davie.
(b) Madison.
(c) Sam.
(d) Thruston.

3. How does Mammy Ursula suggest Harriet find out about her father?
(a) Ask Beverly.
(b) Ask her mother.
(c) Ask Jefferson.
(d) Ask Randolph.

4. What function does Sally Hemings perform on the plantation?
(a) She is a maid.
(b) She is a field slave.
(c) She is Jefferson's wardrobe mistress.
(d) She is the cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harriet's response when Randolph asks her what she considers herself to be?

2. Where is Sally when Harriet goes to look for the secret room?

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

4. What does Randolph believe should happen to all slaves?

5. Why does Thruston believe a white man may have impure intentions toward Harriet?

(see the answer key)

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