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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. How much time passes before Harriet has a chance to write in her journal for the first time?
(a) One month.
(b) A day.
(c) A year.
(d) Four months.

2. Who does Jefferson ask Harriet if she's having a romance with in April 1820?
(a) Bankhead.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Davie.
(d) Thruston.

3. What does Jefferson offer to allow Harriet to use so that she can further her studies?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His library.
(c) His telescope.
(d) His desk.

4. Whom does Randolph say Harriet is just as white and educated as?
(a) Everyone else at Monticello.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Himself.
(d) Martha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In April of 1820, how old is Harriet?

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

3. What does Sally remind Harriet to do when she sees Randolph in April 1820?

4. In The Middle of May 1820, why do Charles Bankhead, William Thornton, Benjamin Latrobe, and Thomas Mann Randolph come to Monticello?

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

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