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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over the days that follow Bankhead's attack on Harriet, who does Harriet stay close to?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Thruston.
(d) Jefferson.

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

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

4. What is Harriet afraid Beverly may never do?
(a) Take his freedom and leave the plantation.
(b) Tell Jefferson he knows who his father is.
(c) Get married.
(d) Grow old.

5. Where is Sally when Harriet goes to look for the secret room?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) Mulberry Row.
(c) Visiting Mammy Ursula.
(d) Jefferson's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Sally and Harriet doing in The Third Week of May 1820 when Sally tells Harriet that Jefferson wants to see her?

2. How much time passes before Harriet has a chance to write in her journal for the first time?

3. In April 1820, what does Sally want Harriet to do for Randolph?

4. Who is married and doing well according to Sally in The Third Week of May 1820?

5. How does Mammy Ursula respond when Harriet asks if Jefferson is her father?

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