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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of Harriet's relatives were white?
(a) Her uncles.
(b) Her grandmother and great grandmother.
(c) Her grandfather and great grandfather.
(d) Her mother and aunt.

3. Why does Martha agree to accept her father's assignment?
(a) She wants the challenge.
(b) She is excited about it.
(c) She is afraid not to.
(d) She loves him.

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

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

6. While she sits in the kitchen, who tells Harriet that she will most likely be sold when Jefferson dies if she remains at Monticello?
(a) Thruston.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Bankhead.

7. What does the homemade concoction that Sally gives Harriet to cure her ills cause Harriet to do in The Middle of May 1820?
(a) Giggle uncontrollably.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Become drunk.
(d) Fall asleep.

8. In April 1820, That Same Day, what does Mammy Ursula ask Harriet to have Beverly do?
(a) Run away.
(b) Confront Jefferson.
(c) Get married to a slave and remain on the plantation.
(d) Come and see her.

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

10. At the beginning of the book, how many times has Harriet been allowed in her master's bedrooms?
(a) Twice.
(b) Never.
(c) Once per month.
(d) Five.

11. Whose advice does Martha tell Harriet to follow?
(a) Sally's.
(b) Martha's.
(c) Jefferson's.
(d) Thruston's.

12. Why does Thruston believe a white man may have impure intentions toward Harriet?
(a) She could work hard in the fields.
(b) She is very beautiful.
(c) She would be valuable if sold.
(d) She would have lovely children.

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

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

15. What one thing does Harriet want to know about Jefferson?
(a) If Jefferson is really keeping a Farm Book.
(b) If he will free his slaves.
(c) If he will sell his slaves.
(d) If he is her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Mid-May 1820, That Same Night, as Harriet wanders through the house after her argument with Thruston, where does Harriet find Bankhead?

3. According to Mammy Ursula, why didn't Sally take her freedom when it was offered?

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

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

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