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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1820, That Same Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?
(a) A chapel.
(b) A small apartment.
(c) A birds nest.
(d) A stable.

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

4. What does Thruston insist upon doing that annoys Harriet?
(a) Calling Jefferson "Master".
(b) Biting his nails.
(c) Singing.
(d) Talking like a field slave.

5. According to Mammy Ursula, why didn't Sally take her freedom when it was offered?
(a) She was frightened.
(b) Jefferson wouldn't allow it.
(c) She was never offered freedom.
(d) Sally wasn't smart enough.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jefferson offer to allow Harriet to use so that she can further her studies?

3. Whose offer to take the tea tray to Jefferson in December 1819 does Harriet refuse?

4. In April 1820, what does Sally want Harriet to do for Randolph?

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

(see the answer key)

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