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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. According to Harriet, what isn't safe for a free black woman?
(a) Getting married.
(b) The world.
(c) Getting an education.
(d) Leaving the plantation.

2. Who sends the letter that outlines Harriet's journey to Washington City?
(a) Tom.
(b) Thad.
(c) Martha.
(d) Randolph.

3. What does Harriet try unsuccessfully to talk Beverly into in May 15, 1822?
(a) Saying goodbye to Mammy.
(b) Coming to visit her after she leaves.
(c) Telling Jefferson he is leaving.
(d) Taking her journal with him.

4. What does Harriet's fiance tell her he does not want her to give up too quickly?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her right to make choices.
(c) Life on the plantation.
(d) Her freedom.

5. In July 1820, who does Harriet remind that it is hard to be a freed slave?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Sally.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Mammy Ursula.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed himself shortly after gaining his freedom?

2. What does Thruston give Harriet before she leaves Monticello?

3. What is the name Harriet will take when she leaves the plantation?

4. Whose name is Harriet going to take when she leaves the plantation?

5. In October 1820, what does Harriet say kept her too busy to write in her journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Harriet visits Mammy Ursula in That Same Day, May 17, 1822, how does Mammy Ursula respond to Harriet's revelation that she'll be leaving the plantation soon?

2. What characteristic of Harriet's makes Thruston proud of her?

3. Why is Jefferson a little offended when he learns of Harriet's engagement to Thad?

4. Why is it clear that Peter Carr is not Harriet's or Beverly's father?

5. What about Jefferson's fulfilling of his promise to Sally to free her children makes Sally sad?

6. Why is it so important to Harriet that Mammy Ursula and Thruston approve of her decision to leave the plantation and pass as white?

7. What about Sally's attitude toward Beverly's decision on the subject of his freedom bothers Harriet?

8. In The Middle of August 1822, what reason does Sally finally tell her children is the reason she left France and returned to Monticello?

9. What reason does Harriet give Martha for her decision to pass as white?

10. What does Harriet finally realize when she considers that the other slave girls have only getting married and having babies in their futures?

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