1. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?
(a) They did not know how to live on their own.
(b) They contracted diseases from the North.
(c) They were not welcome in the North.
(d) They had no land by which to supply their own needs.

2. When did slaves begin freeing themselves?
(a) When they heard a rumor that they were declared free.
(b) Right when the Civil War ended.
(c) After all the southern states were under Union control.
(d) After the Emancipation Proclamation was declared.

3. What was a second reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?
(a) They were eager to leave Africa for the New World.
(b) They could be bought "for life."
(c) They appreciated the amount of money they would be paid.
(d) They did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.

4. What did Solomon Northup almost do?
(a) He almost killed his owner.
(b) He led an insurrection.
(c) He killed his owner.
(d) He pretended to be dead, then ran away.

5. What did some drivers, like Platt, become experienced at?
(a) Handling the whip such that when he was ordered to whip a slave, he could make it look real without actually hitting the slave.
(b) Encouraging the masters to not be present during whippings so that he could fake it instead.
(c) Handling the whip so well that he could get the whipping done very quickly.
(d) Whipping the other slaves throughly but not to the point of death.