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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Harriet afraid Beverly may never do?
(a) Take his freedom and leave the plantation.
(b) Tell Jefferson he knows who his father is.
(c) Grow old.
(d) Get married.

3. What is Bankhead looking for when Harriet comes across him in the house?
(a) Money.
(b) A midnight snack.
(c) A gun.
(d) Brandy.

4. Harriet is the _______ living child of Sally.
(a) Fifth.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Seventh.

5. Who does Bankhead threaten to kill?
(a) Thruston.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Harriet.

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

7. Who seems like a nice man, but beats his wife?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Bankhead.
(d) Thad.

8. Where is Sally when Harriet goes to look for the secret room?
(a) Jefferson's room.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Mulberry Row.
(d) Visiting Mammy Ursula.

9. What does Bankhead try to force Harriet to do?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Run away.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Ask Jefferson to sell her to Bankhead.

10. What is Jefferson doing when Harriet brings him a tea tray as the book begins?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Visiting with a friend.
(c) Dressing.
(d) Writing.

11. What does Martha tell Harriet not to do?
(a) Not to love Jefferson.
(b) Not to run away.
(c) Not to pass as white.
(d) Not to do as her mother tells her.

12. What does Randolph believe should happen to all slaves?
(a) They should remain slaves.
(b) They should be taught their places.
(c) They should be freed.
(d) They should be allowed to choose where they live.

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

14. Who does Martha wish would drink himself to death?
(a) Bankhead.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Beverly.
(d) Randolph.

15. Whose offer to take the tea tray to Jefferson in December 1819 does Harriet refuse?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Burwell.
(c) Eston.
(d) Mammy Ursula.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mammy Ursula doing when Harriet comes to visit her in April 1820, That Same Day?

2. In April 1820, what does Harriet say happened to her brother, Tom?

3. In The Middle of May 1820, what does Harriet tell Thruston she'll have whether she leaves the plantation or not?

4. In April of 1820, how old is Harriet?

5. When Harriet tells Jefferson about the snow in December 1819, what does Jefferson say he will do?

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