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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1820, That Same Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mammy Ursula, why didn't Sally take her freedom when it was offered?
(a) She was frightened.
(b) Sally wasn't smart enough.
(c) Jefferson wouldn't allow it.
(d) She was never offered freedom.

2. In the story, Harriet recalls that Sally told her once about ___________, who rode up the mountain while Jefferson stayed and ate his breakfast.
(a) The British.
(b) Bankhead.
(c) The Confederate soldiers.
(d) Randolph.

3. How does Mammy Ursula respond when Harriet asks if Jefferson is her father?
(a) She denies it.
(b) She says the evidence points that way.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She refuses to speak about it.

4. What is Harriet's response when Randolph asks her what she considers herself to be?
(a) A slave.
(b) Jefferson's daughter.
(c) Harriet Hemings.
(d) A free woman.

5. How many of Sally's daughters died in infancy before Harriet was born?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What function does Sally Hemings perform on the plantation?

2. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?

3. When Harriet was a small child, what did she ask her mother to ask God to do if he came while she was out?

4. In April 1820, how does Harriet act when Randolph asks her to sit and talk to him?

5. What does Mammy Ursula do at Monticello?

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