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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. Where was Sally when she was offered freedom?
(a) Germany.
(b) Monticello.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) France.

2. 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) Jefferson.
(c) Sally.
(d) Harriet.

3. What does the homemade concoction that Sally gives Harriet to cure her ills cause Harriet to do in The Middle of May 1820?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Become drunk.
(d) Giggle uncontrollably.

4. Harriet is the _______ living child of Sally.
(a) Fifth.
(b) First.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Third.

5. How much time passes between Harriet being discovered in the secret room and her next journal entry?
(a) Three months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A few hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Randolph tell Harriet will be around for a long time?

2. Where does Mammy Ursula tell Harriet to go to see the clothing that is being made for her?

3. What reason is Harriet given for the possibility of being sold after Jefferson's death if she doesn't accept her freedom?

4. Why does Jefferson give Harriet a journal?

5. Who does Jefferson ask Harriet if she's having a romance with in April 1820?

(see the answer key)

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