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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 does Mammy Ursula do at Monticello?

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

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

4. What must Harriet do within one year of being freed?

5. Who initially orders Bankhead off of Harriet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. If Harriet chooses to stay at the plantation, what will the overseer force her to do and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Harriet worried about Beverly in April 20, That Same Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harriet's brother Tom left the plantation before the story began. Initially, the reader is told he ran away and that's why no one talks about him. Later we learn that he is living as a white man with a wife and children. What does Tom represent in this novel? Does he represent an acceptance of passing for white or anger at the idea of passing for white?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is important about Jefferson's Farm Book? What does it symbolize? What role does it play in the relationship between Harriet and Jefferson? How do its contents come to affect Harriet's final decision to leave Monticello?

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