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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Middle of May 1820.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Randolph say Harriet is just as white and educated as?
(a) Himself.
(b) Martha.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Everyone else at Monticello.

2. When Harriet tells Jefferson about the snow in December 1819, what does Jefferson say he will do?
(a) Put it in his Farm Book.
(b) Buy her a new coat.
(c) Ask Burwell to shovel.
(d) Go for a walk with her.

3. Why does Jefferson give Harriet a journal?
(a) He doesn't give her a journal.
(b) Because it's her birthday.
(c) So she can improve her writing.
(d) So he can include information about her in his autobiography.

4. When Harriet was a small child, what did she ask her mother to ask God to do if he came while she was out?
(a) Give her a puppy.
(b) Make her free.
(c) Wait.
(d) Bless her family.

5. What office does Randolph hold?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) Governor of Virginia.
(c) None.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the only people that speak about Tom now?

2. What one thing does Harriet want to know about Jefferson?

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

4. What does Harriet compare the secret room to?

5. When Harriet asks Jefferson if he will include Sally in his autobiography, how does Jefferson respond?

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