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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following classes does Whitcomb teach?
(a) The Peculiar Institution in US History.
(b) Introduction to Graduate Work in US History.
(c) Introduction to Graduate Work in the Archives.
(d) The Peculiar Institution in the Archives.

2. Whom of the following is Ailey’s neighbor in North Carolina?
(a) Freddie Broussard.
(b) Irby Gaudet.
(c) Ned Guidry.
(d) Eddie Thibodeaux.

3. To which of the following societies was Jeffers elected a member?
(a) African-American Scholars’ Union.
(b) American Antiquarian Society.
(c) American Academy of Arts and Letters.
(d) Modern Language Association.

4. Which of the following is the name of Samuel’s father?
(a) Seth.
(b) Adam.
(c) Jared.
(d) Noah.

5. Whom of the following attends Lydia’s funeral?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Keisha.
(c) Claire.
(d) Grace.

6. Which of the following is the name of Samuel’s mother?
(a) June.
(b) Joan.
(c) Jean.
(d) Jane.

7. To whom of the following does Ailey compare Scooter?
(a) Denzel Washington.
(b) Cuba Gooding, Jr.
(c) Sidney Portier.
(d) Wesley Snipes.

8. What is Dante’s middle name?
(a) Julius.
(b) Cyrus.
(c) Philip.
(d) Alexander.

9. How long is the final paper Ailey must write for Whitcomb’s class?
(a) 20 pages.
(b) 25 pages.
(c) 15 pages.
(d) 30 pages.

10. What is the usual age at which enslaved children are put to work at Wood Place?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

11. Which of the following books does Whitcomb assign Ailey’s class?
(a) Primer on Husbandry.
(b) Antebellum Economics.
(c) Slave Auctions in the United States.
(d) Slave Testimony.

12. For what crime is Gideon transported to what would become Georgia?
(a) Poaching.
(b) Murder.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Slander.

13. Whom of the following succeeds Tut in Samuel’s kitchen?
(a) Mamie.
(b) Venie.
(c) Jeanie.
(d) Bennie.

14. Which of the following is cultivated on Ezekiel’s plantation?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Rice.
(d) Barley.

15. Which of the following does Whitcomb note is his favorite abolitionist?
(a) Olaudah Equiano.
(b) Susannah Cullen.
(c) Ignatius Sancho.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Zulu’s restaurant?

2. With which of the following does Song (5) begin?

3. Which of the following is emphatically off of the menu at the restaurant Velma runs?

4. Which of the following theorists does Samuel read?

5. In which month does Ailey make her classroom presentation for Whitcomb?

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