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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In April of 1820, how old is Harriet?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

4. Why does Jefferson give Harriet a journal?
(a) So she can improve her writing.
(b) So he can include information about her in his autobiography.
(c) He doesn't give her a journal.
(d) Because it's her birthday.

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

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

7. In The Third Week of May 1820, what is it that Sally wants her children to take every one of that they can?
(a) Apples from the orchard.
(b) Opportunities.
(c) Articles of donated clothing.
(d) Pieces of advice from Jefferson.

8. Over the days that follow Bankhead's attack on Harriet, who does Harriet stay close to?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Thruston.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Her mother.

9. What causes Martha to curb her disapproval of Harriet?
(a) Harriet tells her about Bankhead's attack.
(b) Harriet becomes ill.
(c) Harriet breaks down in tears.
(d) Martha realizes Harriet is her sister.

10. What can you see through the portholes in Jefferson's room?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Mammy Ursula's cabin.
(c) Sally's secret room.
(d) The fields.

11. In the story, Harriet recalls that Sally told her once about ___________, who rode up the mountain while Jefferson stayed and ate his breakfast.
(a) The British.
(b) Randolph.
(c) The Confederate soldiers.
(d) Bankhead.

12. In April 1820, how does Harriet act when Randolph asks her to sit and talk to him?
(a) She doesn't know what to say.
(b) She is grateful for the chance to get off her feet.
(c) She refuses.
(d) She is frightened.

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

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

15. What is Harriet surprised to learn that Sally knows about in The Third Week of May 1820?
(a) Beverly's plan to leave.
(b) Randolph's plan for Harriet's freedom.
(c) Harriet being in her secret room.
(d) Jefferson's decision not to punish Harriet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asks Harriet if her life at Monticello is pleasant?

3. Who is married and doing well according to Sally in The Third Week of May 1820?

4. In April 1820, after speaking with Mammy Ursula, how long is it before Harriet gets a chance to look for Sally's secret room?

5. What is the name of the slave who has been telling everyone that he is going to marry Harriet?

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