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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Middle of August 1822.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jefferson give Harriet in October 1821?
(a) A locket.
(b) A new journal.
(c) A letter from her fiance.
(d) A pocket watch.

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

4. What do Sally's children want her to finally admit in The Middle of August 1822?
(a) That she no longer loves Jefferson.
(b) That she doesn't care if her children leave.
(c) That she wants her freedom.
(d) The truth about her relationship with Jefferson.

5. Who discovers Harriet in the secret room?
(a) Thruston.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Davie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sally tell Harriet is none of her concern in May 1820, Two Days Later?

2. What surprises Harriet's fiance about the way she addresses Jefferson?

3. In The Middle of May 1820, why do Charles Bankhead, William Thornton, Benjamin Latrobe, and Thomas Mann Randolph come to Monticello?

4. Why does Randolph tell Harriet to show the letter he sends her to Martha?

5. What did Harriet want to ask God when she was a small child?

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