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

2. What is Harriet surprised to learn that Sally knows about in The Third Week of May 1820?
(a) Beverly's plan to leave.
(b) Jefferson's decision not to punish Harriet.
(c) Harriet being in her secret room.
(d) Randolph's plan for Harriet's freedom.

3. Who places a shawl around Jefferson's shoulders when Harriet brings him a tea tray?
(a) Sally.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Burwell.

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

5. What office does Randolph hold?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) Senator.
(c) None.
(d) Governor of Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Living as a white woman, Harriet would have the protection of what?

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

3. What is Thruston's job at Monticello?

4. Why does Martha agree to accept her father's assignment?

5. In the story, Harriet recalls that Sally told her once about ___________, who rode up the mountain while Jefferson stayed and ate his breakfast.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What features does Harriet have that make her different from the other slaves on the plantation?

3. In Mid-May 1820, That Same Night, why is Bankhead so angry with Burwell?

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

5. In April 1820, what does Harriet reveal that she and her siblings have at the plantation that even the legitimate children of Jefferson do not have?

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

7. Why does Mammy Ursula think Harriet should take her freedom even if she doesn't want it?

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

9. What does Randolph tell Harriet she must do within one year of being granted her freedom?

10. What is Mammy Ursula's answer to Harriet when she asks why Sally didn't taker her freedom when she was in France?

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