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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mid-May 1820, That Same Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?
(a) Sally.
(b) Thruston.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Mammy Ursula.

2. What did Harriet want to ask God when she was a small child?
(a) If there were there any black angels.
(b) Why her siblings had died.
(c) Why he made animals in so many shapes, sizes, and colors.
(d) Why she wasn't free.

3. After Harriet is attacked, who does Randolph send to get Sally?
(a) Martha.
(b) Thruston.
(c) Bankhead.
(d) Burwell.

4. What reason is Harriet given for the possibility of being sold after Jefferson's death if she doesn't accept her freedom?
(a) She has no skills.
(b) Martha doesn't like her.
(c) She is worth a lot of money because she is light skinned.
(d) Jefferson is in debt.

5. In April 1820, after speaking with Mammy Ursula, how long is it before Harriet gets a chance to look for Sally's secret room?
(a) One day.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jefferson offer to allow Harriet to use so that she can further her studies?

2. What is Thruston's job at Monticello?

3. Who initially orders Bankhead off of Harriet?

4. At the beginning of the book, how many times has Harriet been allowed in her master's bedrooms?

5. At the end of their discussion in April 1820, what does Harriet think of what Randolph had to say?

(see the answer key)

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