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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 do Sally's children want her to finally admit in The Middle of August 1822?
2. Who does Beverly say got him his freedom papers?
3. What is Madison's opinion about Sally's children leaving Monticello and not seeing each other?
4. Whose name is Harriet going to take when she leaves the plantation?
5. What is the name of the inn Harriet will travel to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Harriet's fiance say that Jefferson lies about slavery?
2. When Harriet visits Mammy Ursula in That Same Day, May 17, 1822, how does Mammy Ursula respond to Harriet's revelation that she'll be leaving the plantation soon?
3. In October of 1821, why is Harriet spending her free time walking around the plantation?
4. What does Harriet finally realize when she considers that the other slave girls have only getting married and having babies in their futures?
5. What characteristic of Harriet's makes Thruston proud of her?
6. What about Sally's attitude toward Beverly's decision on the subject of his freedom bothers Harriet?
7. In the section titled May 15, 1822, what decision has Beverly made that pleases Harriet?
8. What do Harriet and her siblings hope Sally will admit before Harriet leaves, but Sally never does?
9. Why is Harriet's fiance worried that by becoming engaged to him she will be trading one master for another?
10. What is Jefferson's personal conflict regarding his attitude toward Sally and her children?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Acceptance is one of the major themes in this book. There are many things Harriet must learn to accept, many ways in which she'd like to be accepted, and many people she'd like to be accepted by. Discuss at least one of each of these ways in which acceptance is portrayed. Explain each and give examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Harriet tells Beverly that by passing for white, she is not turning her back on her family and her heritage, she is merely embracing her other half. What does she mean by this? Can she ever truly embrace her white side without turning her back on her black side? Why or why not?
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