1. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....
(a) A stick held between the arms and knees.
(b) Hands being tied together at the shins.
(c) Face being stuck in the ground.
(d) Squatting naked on the ground.

2. What was one cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Murder.

3. Slave traders chained slaves together in a line in what was called a _________________.
(a) Slave coffle.
(b) Slave chain.
(c) Slave auction.
(d) Slave line-up.

4. What was the reason for the months that slave traders chose to have slave coffles?
(a) It was the time that plantation work was the lightest and new slaves could adjust.
(b) It was the time plantation work was the heaviest so slave owners needed new hardworking slaves.
(c) The weather made it easier to hold auctions.
(d) It was the time that slave owners preferred to work.

5. Who said this in their account of slavery: "They never got nary a lick of labor and nary a red penny for any of them babies."?
(a) Roberta Manson.
(b) Ida Hutchinson.
(c) Henry Johnson.
(d) Ella Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose account supports the author's claim that slave traders often used tricks to make the slaves appear well-groomed and healthy for the day of the auction?

2. What was the area on the slave trading boat called where the Africans were held and chained together?

3. What was the only thing the slaves were given to eat on board the slave ship?

4. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?

5. What was the title for the trusted slave that would often help administer whippings to other slaves?

(see the answer key)

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