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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shared the story of being unable to believe that freedom had come upon the slaves?
(a) Tom Robinson.
(b) Anna Woods.
(c) Tom Hester.
(d) Betty Jones.

2. What year was the Emancipation Proclamation declared?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1861.

3. What was one thing a "share" consisted of?
(a) A slave.
(b) A family.
(c) A personal servant.
(d) A house.

4. Why were Native African slaves more fortunate than slaves born into slavery?
(a) They had a former life and knew something other than slavery.
(b) They could speak a different language.
(c) They had somewhere to go if they managed to escape.
(d) They could tell stories to entertain their masters.

5. Solomon Northup said which of the following?
(a) "Can I stay here tonight?"
(b) "You can sell me, last me, or kill me. I ain't caring which, but you can't make me work no more."
(c) "Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground with struggle for it. At that moment it was dear to me, enslaved and treated as I was."
(d) "But some of them would rather be shot than took, sir."

6. Who tells the story of the slave named Paul?
(a) Beverly Jones.
(b) Charles Ball.
(c) Annonymous.
(d) Solomon Northup.

7. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?
(a) They had no land by which to supply their own needs.
(b) They were not welcome in the North.
(c) They contracted diseases from the North.
(d) They did not know how to live on their own.

8. Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
(a) Samuel Cooper.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Jefferson Davis.

9. What was the slave called Paul known for?
(a) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself with a bell around his neck.
(b) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(c) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.
(d) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.

10. The padlock that the slave Paul wore is a symbolization of what?
(a) The extreme power the white man had over slaves.
(b) The animalistic treatment of the blacks by the slave owners.
(c) The animalistic treatment of the blacks by the slave owners.
(d) The greed of the slave traders.

11. What was another thing that was included in the "share" package?
(a) Segregation.
(b) A plantation.
(c) A slave.
(d) Farm animals.

12. What did the slaves use religion for?
(a) Learning new stories.
(b) Simple worship.
(c) Understanding how to treat their masters.
(d) Resisting the dehumanizing effects of slavery.

13. What was Lew Cheney known for?
(a) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself, a bell around his neck so animals would not devour his body.
(b) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(c) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(d) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.

14. Chapter 5 portrays which of the following themes?
(a) Faith.
(b) Determination.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Freedom.

15. When did slaves begin freeing themselves?
(a) Right when the Civil War ended.
(b) When they heard a rumor that they were declared free.
(c) After the Emancipation Proclamation was declared.
(d) After all the southern states were under Union control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the white terrorist group formed at the end of the Civil War?

2. What was the purpose of the slaves to appear ignorant, sloppy, and stupid?

3. Who were the house servants?

4. Who was the group which argued for "forty acres and a mule" for every ex-slave?

5. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?

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