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

2. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?
(a) A stable.
(b) A small apartment.
(c) A chapel.
(d) A birds nest.

3. In April 1820, what does Sally want Harriet to do for Randolph?
(a) Show him around Monticello.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Serve him breakfast.
(d) Shine his shoes.

4. What does Thruston insist upon doing that annoys Harriet?
(a) Talking like a field slave.
(b) Calling Jefferson "Master".
(c) Biting his nails.
(d) Singing.

5. After they argue about the dangers to Harriet in The Middle of May 1820, what does Harriet tell Thruston to do?
(a) Tell Jefferson she won't take her freedom.
(b) Leave.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Never speak to her again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Randolph say he should have done to Bankhead long ago?

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

3. Who tells Harriet that she should take her freedom, if not for herself, then for all the slaves who will never get the chance?

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

5. In May 1820, Two Days Later, why does Sally wake Harriet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sally's real reason for sending Harriet to serve Thomas Mann Randolph his breakfast?

2. At the beginning of the book, how is it shown that Jefferson is a private man?

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

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

5. Why is Harriet upset when she finds clothes in Sally's room that Sally is making for her?

6. What answer does Harriet give Randolph when he asks her what she considers herself to be?

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

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

9. In April 1820, why does Harriet say she's afraid to accept her freedom?

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

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