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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 15, 1822.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In May 1820, Two Days Later, why does Sally wake Harriet?
(a) Martha wants to speak with her.
(b) Randolph is asking about her.
(c) She has chores to do.
(d) Bankhead wants to apologize.

2. Where does Jefferson wait to meet Harriet in The Third Week of May 1820?
(a) Under the seven day clock.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the parlor.
(d) Mammy Ursula's cabin.

3. In The Middle of May 1820, what does Harriet tell Thruston she'll have whether she leaves the plantation or not?
(a) Happiness.
(b) True love.
(c) Her freedom.
(d) Acknowledgment of being Jefferson's daughter.

4. What choice of Harriet's does Jefferson say is a good one in their first conversation after the attack by Bankhead?
(a) Running away.
(b) Staying at Monticello.
(c) Passing as white.
(d) Marrying Thruston.

5. Living as a white woman, Harriet would have the protection of what?
(a) Her social circle.
(b) God.
(c) The law and her prospective husband.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does Harriet feel she will be turning her back on by following Randolph's plan for her freedom?

2. Who tutors Harriet?

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

4. What is Harriet afraid Beverly may never do?

5. What does Jefferson promise to show Harriet one day in the April 1820 section?

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