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

2. Who tells Harriet that she should take her freedom, if not for herself, then for all the slaves who will never get the chance?
(a) Bankhead.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Mammy Ursula.
(d) Randolph.

3. What is Mammy Ursula doing when Harriet comes to visit her in April 1820, That Same Day?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Telling the children a story.
(c) Eating breakfast.
(d) Sweeping her cabin.

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

5. 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) Wait.
(d) Make her free.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mammy Ursula do at Monticello?

3. According to Mammy Ursula, why didn't Sally take her freedom when it was offered?

4. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?

5. How does Mammy Ursula respond when Harriet asks if Jefferson is her father?

(see the answer key)

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