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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 1820, Two Days Later.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In April 1820, what is Jefferson's reaction when Harriet swears she didn't look at his stuff?
(a) He invites her to look around.
(b) He calls her a liar.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He finds it amusing.

2. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?
(a) Mammy Ursula.
(b) Thruston.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Sally.

3. What is Harriet's response when Randolph asks her what she considers herself to be?
(a) Harriet Hemings.
(b) A free woman.
(c) A slave.
(d) Jefferson's daughter.

4. When Harriet asks Jefferson if he will include Sally in his autobiography, how does Jefferson respond?
(a) He becomes angry.
(b) He smiles sadly.
(c) He tells her he will not.
(d) He says he will.

5. What did Harriet want to ask God when she was a small child?
(a) Why her siblings had died.
(b) Why he made animals in so many shapes, sizes, and colors.
(c) Why she wasn't free.
(d) If there were there any black angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers Harriet in the secret room?

2. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?

3. In April 1820, after speaking with Mammy Ursula, how long is it before Harriet gets a chance to look for Sally's secret room?

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

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

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