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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. What office does Randolph hold?
2. Who does Martha wish would drink himself to death?
3. When Harriet tells Jefferson about the snow in December 1819, what does Jefferson say he will do?
4. What are Sally and Harriet doing in The Third Week of May 1820 when Sally tells Harriet that Jefferson wants to see her?
5. Who or what does Harriet feel she will be turning her back on by following Randolph's plan for her freedom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Randolph plan to protect Harriet from the overseer forcing her to become engaged to a slave?
2. Why do most people say that Thomas Mann Randolph is crazy?
3. According to Thruston, what will most likely happen to Harriet if she is still at the plantation when Jefferson dies?
4. 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?
5. What happens in December 1819 that shows Harriet is more important than the other slaves?
6. What does Jefferson promise Harriet should he die before her 21st birthday?
7. What fate does Martha wish for Bankhead?
8. At the beginning of the book, how is it shown that Jefferson is a private man?
9. How does the author hint in the December 1819 section that Sally has a special relationship with Jefferson?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Madison and Eston, as a pair, and Beverly symbolize to contrasting mindsets regarding Harriet's decision to pass as white. What do Madison and Eston symbolize? What does Beverly symbolize? Compare and contrast the characters.
Essay Topic 2
Jefferson's beliefs and his actions are in direct contrast throughout the novel. Describe instances in which Jefferson says one thing, but does another. What impact do these contradictions have on Harriet and her family?
Essay Topic 3
Which characters play a role in making Harriet see how important it is to take her freedom? What do they do that helps to convince her? Why are these characters successful in convincing her even when her own mother is not?
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