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Quiz for Document 13–1: Madison Hemings, Interview, 1873

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. How did Madison Hemings acquire his freedom?

He ran away from Monticello.

Jefferson freed Hemings on Madison’s twenty-first birthday.

Jefferson freed Hemings in his will.

Hemings only gained freedom during the Civil War.

2. Why did Sally Hemings wish to remain in France rather than returning to the United States?

Living conditions were much better than in Virginia.

In France, she was considered a free person.

She met a man she wished to marry.

She did not want to be parted from Jefferson.

3. Which of the following was a common experience for Madison Hemings’s great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother?

Each attempted to escape slavery but was recaptured.

All three were freed by their masters.

They all returned to Africa eventually.

All three had children by white men.

4. What sort of work was expected of Madison Hemings and his siblings when they were slaves?

They did light work in the great house and learned skilled trades.

They pursued their education with their white half-siblings.

They worked in the fields alongside the other slaves.

They were sent to work at neighboring plantations.