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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. When Harriet tells Jefferson about the snow in December 1819, what does Jefferson say he will do?
(a) Go for a walk with her.
(b) Buy her a new coat.
(c) Ask Burwell to shovel.
(d) Put it in his Farm Book.

2. What does Harriet realize in June 1820 that she cannot be on her own?
(a) Educated.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A mother.
(d) Safe.

3. In April 1820, what does Harriet say happened to her brother, Tom?
(a) He became a school teacher.
(b) He died.
(c) Nothing, he is still living on the plantation.
(d) He ran away.

4. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?
(a) Sally.
(b) Thruston.
(c) Mammy Ursula.
(d) Jefferson.

5. Though he wants to marry Harriet, what would Thruston rather see her do?
(a) Marry Davie.
(b) Remain single.
(c) Take her freedom.
(d) Run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mammy Ursula, why didn't Sally take her freedom when it was offered?

2. How does Martha feel about the assignment her father gives her?

3. In April 1820, That Same Day, what does Mammy Ursula ask Harriet to have Beverly do?

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

5. What is Bankhead looking for when Harriet comes across him in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author hint in the December 1819 section that Sally has a special relationship with Jefferson?

2. What fate does Martha wish for Bankhead?

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

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

5. What is Bankhead's view of Harriet?

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

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

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

9. After Jefferson learns that Bankhead has attacked Harriet, how does he punish Bankhead?

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

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