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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something the slaves did when they heard of their freedom?
(a) Sing and dance.
(b) Thank their masters for keeping them so long.
(c) Toss away their tools and jump about.
(d) Shout wildly.

2. Who said, "Ain't got to slave no more. We're free! We're free!"?
(a) Fannie Berry.
(b) Betty Jones.
(c) Susie Melton.
(d) Anna Woods.

3. When slaves became freed, what was one constitutional power they were given?
(a) Voting.
(b) Education.
(c) Keeping a family together.
(d) Marriage.

4. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Nat Turner.
(c) Lev Cheney.
(d) Harriet Tubman.

5. What was the main purpose of the white terrorist group that had formed at the end of the Civil War?
(a) To help blacks possess their freedom.
(b) To capture and re-enslave as many blacks as possible.
(c) To kill as many freed slaves as possible.
(d) To keep blacks from possessing their freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Solomon Northup said which of the following?

2. When did the slaves generally sneak off?

3. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?

4. How long did Armacie Adams continue working as a slave before finding out he was free?

5. Who shared the story of being unable to believe that freedom had come upon the slaves?

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