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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While she sits in the kitchen, who tells Harriet that she will most likely be sold when Jefferson dies if she remains at Monticello?

2. In Mid-May 1820, That Same Night, as Harriet wanders through the house after her argument with Thruston, where does Harriet find Bankhead?

3. Why does Thruston believe a white man may have impure intentions toward Harriet?

4. Whom does Randolph say Harriet is just as white and educated as?

5. What does Jefferson make Harriet promise not to do In The Third Week of May 1820?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. Following the attack on Harriet by Bankhead, what is Harriet afraid the overseer will do?

9. 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?

10. What does Jefferson promise Harriet in return for not telling anyone that he didn't punish her for sneaking into his rooms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sally is a very complex character. She is at once a slave and a lover, a mother and a woman who pushes her children away. She has definite reasons for all of the things she does, yet she doesn't overtly express her reasons. What impact do her contrasting roles have on Harriet's life? What effect does her inability to express her feelings and reasons to her children have on them?

Essay Topic 2

How is the education of slaves represented in this book? Are there conflicting messages? What do these conflicting messages mean? Do they stand for viewpoints present in Jefferson's time? If so, what are the viewpoints?

Essay Topic 3

Harriet's need for security is in direct contrast to her mother's desire for Harriet's freedom. Yet, we might also see her freedom as offering another kind of security. In what ways does life on the plantation offer Harriet security? In what ways does freedom offer security? What risks are involved in both life on the plantation and freedom? Why does Harriet ultimately choose freedom?

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