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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the slave called Paul known for?
2. Slavery was abolished but what was the new term for the new treatment of blacks?
3. What did slaves turn to as a form of increasing their inner strength?
4. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?
5. What was the purpose of the slaves to appear ignorant, sloppy, and stupid?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Most slaves craved freedom. Many thought death was better than the life they lived. The book mentions many accounts in which slaves mention that they would rather die than be re-captured into slavery or that they would rather their babies die free than be born into slavery. Discuss the reasons why a slave would think this way and whether it is the right way to think. Is death really the only option if freedom is unavailable?
Essay Topic 2
Many people blame the national government for many problems. In the case of slavery, what role should government have played? Should they have intervened years before and if they had, what might have resulted? When the Civil War started, it was not because of slavery. Was this, too, a fault of the government for not making the issue of slavery a primary concern? How did it eventually become a primary concern? And after the war ended, what plans did the government have for the end of slavery, if any? How did President Abraham Lincoln handle things?
Essay Topic 3
Many years after the Civil War had ended and slaves had been free, the Federal Writer's Project began to interview former slaves and record their experiences and stories. Why did they do this? What was the overall reaction from the black community on this project? Julius Lester, the author of "To Be a Slave" was also a man who did research and compiled several slave accounts. What was his purpose for doing this and did he achieve it? Does reading a true slave narrative change your perception of slavery from before you read it? If so, how? What does reading a true slave narrative accomplish?
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