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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through That Same Day, May 17, 1822.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Harriet, Eston, and Madison do together while she tells them about accepting her freedom?
(a) Pick raspberries.
(b) Pick tomatoes.
(c) Sit on a bench.
(d) Go horseback riding.

2. How much time passes between Harriet being discovered in the secret room and her next journal entry?
(a) Three months.
(b) A year.
(c) A few hours.
(d) Two weeks.

3. When Beverly decides to leave the plantation, how does he leave?
(a) He doesn't leave.
(b) As a white man.
(c) Bright and early in the morning.
(d) As a free black man.

4. What does Sally remind Harriet to do when she sees Randolph in April 1820?
(a) Not to look directly at him.
(b) Curtsy.
(c) Keep her mouth shut.
(d) Mind her manners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Harriet's closest relative that was full blooded African?

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

3. What does Harriet have bad dreams about shortly before she leaves the plantation?

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

5. In October 1821, how does Harriet spend her free time?

(see the answer key)

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