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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Middle of May 1820.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. What office does Randolph hold?
(a) None.
(b) Senator.
(c) President of the United States.
(d) Governor of Virginia.

5. At the end of their discussion in April 1820, what does Harriet think of what Randolph had to say?
(a) He made many good points.
(b) He was wrong.
(c) He doesn't understand her.
(d) It was all crazy talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who places a shawl around Jefferson's shoulders when Harriet brings him a tea tray?

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

3. What does the homemade concoction that Sally gives Harriet to cure her ills cause Harriet to do in The Middle of May 1820?

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

5. At the beginning of the book, how many times has Harriet been allowed in her master's bedrooms?

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