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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kizzy's son when he begins working in the field?

2. What does George learn he must do in order to retain his status as a free man?

3. Where does the author become a journalist?

4. What does Bell say she discovered about the slaves if their master dies without a wife?

5. What is it that George shows the master in an effort to sell the idea of Tom becoming a blacksmith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the attitudes of the blacks change when they are freed? Compare that to the attitudes of the whites over the following years.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between Uncle Mingo and Master Tom Lea? What is it that causes Uncle Mingo jealousy when the master begins taking George with him as he attends fights?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Kunta's life as a baby. How does that compare to his life as an adult slave? How is his life as an adult different in America from what it would be in Africa?

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