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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 Randolph say he should have done to Bankhead long ago?
(a) Banished him from Monticello.
(b) Given him brandy.
(c) Killed him.
(d) Asked him to dinner.

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

3. How does Randolph plan to protect Harriet while she stays at Monticello?
(a) By staying at Monticello himself.
(b) By telling Jefferson she is in danger.
(c) By arranging for her engagement.
(d) By assigning her a bodyguard.

4. According to Randolph, what would it be like for Harriet to live as a free black woman?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Dull.
(c) Safe.
(d) Dangerous.

5. Who initially orders Bankhead off of Harriet?
(a) Davie.
(b) Sally.
(c) Thruston.
(d) Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes before Harriet has a chance to write in her journal for the first time?

2. Which of Harriet's relatives were white?

3. Over the days that follow Bankhead's attack on Harriet, who does Harriet stay close to?

4. In April 1820, how does Harriet act when Randolph asks her to sit and talk to him?

5. In December 1819, what are Harriet's brothers doing that makes them unable to help Harriet take the tea tray up to Jefferson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Martha complain about the Hemings family?

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

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

5. What happens in December 1819 that shows Harriet is more important than the other slaves?

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

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

8. How does Randolph plan to protect Harriet from the overseer forcing her to become engaged to a slave?

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

10. 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?

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