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

2. Why doesn't Mammy Ursula work in the fields?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She doesn't know how.
(c) She is the plantation's cook.
(d) Jefferson asked her not to.

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

4. Who seems like a nice man, but beats his wife?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Thad.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Bankhead.

5. What choice of Harriet's does Jefferson say is a good one in their first conversation after the attack by Bankhead?
(a) Passing as white.
(b) Marrying Thruston.
(c) Staying at Monticello.
(d) Running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Harriet do within one year of being freed?

2. How much time passes between Harriet being discovered in the secret room and her next journal entry?

3. After Harriet is attacked, who does Randolph send to get Sally?

4. When Harriet tells Jefferson about the snow in December 1819, what does Jefferson say he will do?

5. With whom does Bankhead get angry for siding with the slaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jefferson promise Harriet should he die before her 21st birthday?

3. According to Thruston, what will most likely happen to Harriet if she is still at the plantation when Jefferson dies?

4. What is the most shocking part of Randolph's plan to protect Harriet?

5. What important point does Randolph give Harriet to consider during April 1820?

6. Why does Martha complain about the Hemings family?

7. After speaking with Thruston about Jefferson's eventual death, what does Harriet realize will happen to her some day, whether she leaves the plantation or not?

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

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

10. Why does Martha agree to tutor Harriet as she prepares to leave the plantation?

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