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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Randolph tell Harriet to show the letter he sends her to Martha?
(a) So Martha can read it for her.
(b) So Martha can give her Randolph's address.
(c) To prove to Martha that she is engaged.
(d) To make Martha jealous.

2. What surprises Harriet's fiance about the way she addresses Jefferson?
(a) She calls him Mr. Jefferson.
(b) She calls him Master.
(c) She calls him Father.
(d) She calls him Thomas.

3. What does Jefferson give Harriet as a gift before she leaves?
(a) A hug.
(b) His Farm Books.
(c) A locket.
(d) 50 dollars.

4. Why is Harriet sad when she sees the slip of paper from Beverly on her bed?
(a) It says she should forget all about him.
(b) She knows Beverly is leaving.
(c) She can't read it.
(d) It means Beverly will not leave.

5. According to Harriet, how much food does a sheep require?
(a) One bale of hay.
(b) Only as much as it will eat.
(c) One fifth the amount a cow does.
(d) Two buckets of grain.

6. According to Harriet, what isn't safe for a free black woman?
(a) The world.
(b) Leaving the plantation.
(c) Getting an education.
(d) Getting married.

7. Who will travel with Harriet to the inn?
(a) Sally.
(b) Thad.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Mr. Petit.

8. Who killed himself shortly after gaining his freedom?
(a) Harriet's sister.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Tom.
(d) Harriet's uncle James.

9. In October 1820, what does Harriet say kept her too busy to write in her journal?
(a) Sally's many chores for her.
(b) Her letters to Thad.
(c) Her studies.
(d) Jefferson's demands on her time.

10. Why is Jefferson a little offended when he learns of Harriet's engagement?
(a) No one told him.
(b) She is too young.
(c) He doesn't think she should marry a white man.
(d) She doesn't like her fiance.

11. Whose name is Harriet going to take when she leaves the plantation?
(a) The daughter of her fiance's college teacher.
(b) Sally's.
(c) Jefferson's.
(d) Her fiance's mother's.

12. Who says he will take care of Sally and Eston when Harriet leaves?
(a) Mammy Ursula.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Thruston.
(d) Madison.

13. What reason does Harriet give for Jefferson not admitting he is the father of Sally's children?
(a) It's the way things are in the world.
(b) He isn't sure himself.
(c) He isn't their father.
(d) He doesn't love them.

14. What kind of work does Harriet's fiance think he can arrange for her?
(a) Factory worker.
(b) Maid.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Cook.

15. How does Mammy say she will feel about Harriet when she's gone in May 17, 1822?
(a) She will miss Harriet.
(b) She will no longer love her.
(c) She will be angry.
(d) She will forget all about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mammy Ursula warn Harriet to be careful of before she leaves?

2. How does Harriet meet her fiance?

3. Who does Beverly say wasn't at Monticello when Harriet and Beverly were conceived?

4. What does Jefferson give Harriet in October 1821?

5. In May 15, 1822, what does Harriet say scares her about Beverly?

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