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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the slave who has been telling everyone that he is going to marry Harriet?
(a) Madison.
(b) Sam.
(c) Davie.
(d) Thruston.

2. What does Sally tell Harriet is none of her concern in May 1820, Two Days Later?
(a) Jefferson's finances.
(b) The field work.
(c) Sally's relationship with Jefferson.
(d) Bankhead's punishment.

3. Whom does Randolph say Harriet is just as white and educated as?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Martha.
(c) Himself.
(d) Everyone else at Monticello.

4. What is Thruston's job at Monticello?
(a) Cook.
(b) Field hand.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Butler.

5. In The Middle of May 1820, why do Charles Bankhead, William Thornton, Benjamin Latrobe, and Thomas Mann Randolph come to Monticello?
(a) To trade slaves.
(b) To play poker.
(c) To plan Jefferson's campaign.
(d) For dinner.

6. The first time Jefferson sees Harriet after she is attacked by Bankhead, what is the first thing he inquires about?
(a) Beverly.
(b) The attack.
(c) Her health.
(d) Sally.

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

8. Who does Bankhead threaten to kill?
(a) Thruston.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Harriet.

9. How does Mammy Ursula suggest Harriet find out about her father?
(a) Ask Randolph.
(b) Ask Jefferson.
(c) Ask her mother.
(d) Ask Beverly.

10. Harriet is the _______ living child of Sally.
(a) Seventh.
(b) Fifth.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

11. In April 1820, what does Jefferson ask Harriet to give careful consideration to?
(a) Who her father is.
(b) Her future.
(c) Marrying Davie.
(d) Writing in her journal.

12. How does Martha feel about the assignment her father gives her?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Angry.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Not thrilled.

13. What do many people say about Randolph?
(a) He is crazy.
(b) He is Harriet's father.
(c) He is a drunk.
(d) He is an excellent politician.

14. After the attack, what does Jefferson do to Bankhead?
(a) Hits him.
(b) Has him arrested.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Banishes him from Monticello for the summer.

15. Who goes to collect Sally's boys at the beginning of the book when they are playing more than they are working?
(a) Sally.
(b) Burwell.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Harriet.

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 does Randolph plan to protect Harriet while she stays at Monticello?

3. Why does Bankhead go over by the fireplace after he attacks Harriet?

4. What does Randolph tell Harriet will be around for a long time?

5. What event could create a difficult future for Harriet, according to Randolph in April 1820?

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