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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Harriet if her life at Monticello is pleasant?
(a) Sally.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Thruston.

2. Who was Harriet's closest relative that was full blooded African?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her great grandmother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her great grandfather.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What did Harriet want to ask God when she was a small child?
(a) Why he made animals in so many shapes, sizes, and colors.
(b) Why her siblings had died.
(c) Why she wasn't free.
(d) If there were there any black angels.

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

8. What is Jefferson doing when Harriet brings him a tea tray as the book begins?
(a) Dressing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Visiting with a friend.
(d) Sleeping.

9. What does Randolph tell Harriet will be around for a long time?
(a) The United States.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Her chance at freedom.

10. What does Bankhead try to force Harriet to do?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Ask Jefferson to sell her to Bankhead.
(c) Run away.
(d) Marry him.

11. In Mid-May 1820, That Same Night, as Harriet wanders through the house after her argument with Thruston, where does Harriet find Bankhead?
(a) Sitting on the sofa.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) Standing in the parlor doorway.

12. Why does Bankhead go over by the fireplace after he attacks Harriet?
(a) Because he's suddenly very cold.
(b) To stoke the fire.
(c) To get a poker.
(d) To hide.

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

14. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?
(a) Mammy Ursula.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Sally.
(d) Thruston.

15. Why does Martha complain about her father?
(a) He won't let her marry.
(b) He is cruel to her.
(c) She wishes he would treat the slaves better.
(d) She doesn't like the way Jefferson treats the Hemings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thruston insist upon doing that annoys Harriet?

2. According to Randolph, what would it be like for Harriet to live as a free black woman?

3. Though he wants to marry Harriet, what would Thruston rather see her do?

4. How many of Sally's daughters died in infancy before Harriet was born?

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

(see the answer keys)

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