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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jefferson make Harriet promise not to do In The Third Week of May 1820?
(a) Marry a white man.
(b) Argue with Bankhead.
(c) Run away like Tom.
(d) Tell the police about Bankhead.

3. What are Sally and Harriet doing in The Third Week of May 1820 when Sally tells Harriet that Jefferson wants to see her?
(a) Mending clothing.
(b) Overseeing the bleaching of the sheets.
(c) Shelling peas.
(d) Peeling vegetables.

4. After they argue about the dangers to Harriet in The Middle of May 1820, what does Harriet tell Thruston to do?
(a) Never speak to her again.
(b) Tell Jefferson she won't take her freedom.
(c) Leave.
(d) Marry her.

5. In April 1820, how does Harriet act when Randolph asks her to sit and talk to him?
(a) She doesn't know what to say.
(b) She is grateful for the chance to get off her feet.
(c) She refuses.
(d) She is frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Harriet a potion to help her sleep on the night she is attacked?

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

3. How does Randolph plan to protect Harriet while she stays at Monticello?

4. What can you see through the portholes in Jefferson's room?

5. In The Middle of May 1820, why do Charles Bankhead, William Thornton, Benjamin Latrobe, and Thomas Mann Randolph come to Monticello?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harriet elated at the conversation she has with Jefferson after he discovers her in Sally's room?

2. What fate does Martha wish for Bankhead?

3. What does Randolph tell Harriet she must do within one year of being granted her freedom?

4. In Mid-May 1820, That Same Night, why is Bankhead so angry with Burwell?

5. If Harriet chooses to stay at the plantation, what will the overseer force her to do and why?

6. What features does Harriet have that make her different from the other slaves on the plantation?

7. What is Sally's real reason for sending Harriet to serve Thomas Mann Randolph his breakfast?

8. What does Jefferson promise Harriet should he die before her 21st birthday?

9. Why does Martha agree to tutor Harriet as she prepares to leave the plantation?

10. What is the most shocking part of Randolph's plan to protect Harriet?

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