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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Harriet's response when Randolph asks her what she considers herself to be?
(a) A slave.
(b) Harriet Hemings.
(c) Jefferson's daughter.
(d) A free woman.

2. Who knocks Bankhead to the floor after he attacks Harriet?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Sally.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Jefferson.

3. Who are the only people that speak about Tom now?
(a) Jefferson's family.
(b) Sally and Jefferson.
(c) Harriet and Beverly.
(d) The people on Mulberry Row.

4. In May 1820, Two Days Later, why does Sally wake Harriet?
(a) Randolph is asking about her.
(b) She has chores to do.
(c) Bankhead wants to apologize.
(d) Martha wants to speak with her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jefferson say Harriet will get her freedom if he dies before she turns 21?

2. What office does Randolph hold?

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

4. Who does Jefferson ask Harriet if she's having a romance with in April 1820?

5. How long are Harriet's lessons going to last?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the section titled The Third Week of May 1820, what bothers Harriet about passing as white?

2. Why is Harriet elated at the conversation she has with Jefferson after he discovers her in Sally's room?

3. Why does Martha complain about the Hemings family?

4. What causes Martha to go a bit easier on Harriet for passing as white?

5. What example does Harriet give to show that people are not always what they seem to be in the section called April 1820?

6. If Harriet stays at Monticello and Jefferson dies, Thruston says the slaves will all be sold to pay Jefferson's debt. What is Thruston's concern for Harriet if this should happen?

7. Why is it unusual that Harriet, a slave, is allowed to use Jefferson's library?

8. When Harriet speaks to Jefferson for the first time after Bankhead attacks her, why does she feel surprised and grateful?

9. According to Sally, how can Harriet help other black people by passing as white?

10. What is Mammy Ursula's job on the plantation?

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