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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What office does Randolph hold?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) None.
(c) Governor of Virginia.
(d) Senator.

2. Who orders Burwell to keep the brandy from Bankhead?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Sally.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Martha.

3. Who knocks Bankhead to the floor after he attacks Harriet?
(a) Sally.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Harriet.

4. What does Randolph suggest Harriet learn before she is freed?
(a) To read and write.
(b) Some common sense.
(c) Domestic and gentle arts.
(d) The identity of her father.

5. What function does Sally Hemings perform on the plantation?
(a) She is Jefferson's wardrobe mistress.
(b) She is a field slave.
(c) She is a maid.
(d) She is the cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. In April 1820, what does Harriet say happened to her brother, Tom?

2. In October 1821, what concern does Harriet express about passing for white?

3. Who tells Harriet that she should take her freedom, if not for herself, then for all the slaves who will never get the chance?

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

5. When Harriet was a small child, what did she ask her mother to ask God to do if he came while she was out?

(see the answer key)

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