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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 is the name of the inn Harriet will travel to?

2. In October 1820, what does Harriet say kept her too busy to write in her journal?

3. Who sends the letter that outlines Harriet's journey to Washington City?

4. What does Harriet tell Madison and Eston all the children in their family will do when their time comes?

5. Why does Sally say she came back from Paris to Monticello with Jefferson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jefferson a little offended when he learns of Harriet's engagement to Thad?

2. What do Harriet and her siblings hope Sally will admit before Harriet leaves, but Sally never does?

3. What characteristic of Harriet's makes Thruston proud of her?

4. What is Jefferson's personal conflict regarding his attitude toward Sally and her children?

5. What does Harriet finally realize when she considers that the other slave girls have only getting married and having babies in their futures?

6. Why doesn't Martha like Madison?

7. What about Jefferson's fulfilling of his promise to Sally to free her children makes Sally sad?

8. What does Mammy Ursula say to Harriet that eases her feelings about Sally's apparent lack of concern at her leaving?

9. 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?

10. Why is Harriet's fiance worried that by becoming engaged to him she will be trading one master for another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Although Jefferson is an actual historical figure, the author undoubtedly takes some license in the portrayal of his character and the relationship between Jefferson, Sally, and Harriet. Discuss the way in which Jefferson's character and his interactions with Sally and Harriet are portrayed. What parts of these interactions are likely literary fabrications? Are there certain elements we know to be true? What are these elements?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the journey Harriet takes through the course of the novel. What is she like as the story begins and how has she changed by the end? What has changed about her view of the world? What has changed about her personality?

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