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

2. Where is the door that leads to Sally's secret room?
(a) At the back of Sally's cottage.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) At the foot of Jefferson's bed.
(d) In the kitchen.

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

4. In April 1820, what does Jefferson ask Harriet to give careful consideration to?
(a) Who her father is.
(b) Her future.
(c) Marrying Davie.
(d) Writing in her journal.

5. Who goes to collect Sally's boys at the beginning of the book when they are playing more than they are working?
(a) Burwell.
(b) Sally.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mammy Ursula suggest Harriet find out about her father?

2. In April 1820, what does Harriet say happened to her brother, Tom?

3. Where was Sally when she was offered freedom?

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

5. Who discovers Harriet in the secret room?

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