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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Plantation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the largest slave trader in Memphis, Tennessee?
(a) West Turner
(b) Nathan Bedford Forrest
(c) Doc Daniel Dowdy
(d) Moses Grandy

2. Who said the following: "We never heard our names scarcely at all. First young man I went with wanted to know my initials! What did I know 'bout initials?"
(a) Charley Williams.
(b) Annonymous.
(c) Charles Ball.
(d) Sallie Crane.

3. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like a broken branch in the field or a dry leaf in the cotton?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

4. How did Frank Cooper realize his Mammy used to be a slave?
(a) He found her freedom papers.
(b) He saw the old scars on her back.
(c) He saw how rough her hands were.
(d) He saw the cuts on her legs.

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) Ella Wilson.
(b) Ida Hutchinson.
(c) Roberta Manson.
(d) Henry Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The job of a slaver trader was to sell the slave to the _____________.

2. Once the slaves left the field, what did they do?

3. What was the title for a poor white who was hired to watch over the slaves as they worked and ensure they weren't lazy or try to run away?

4. What was the typical work hours for a slave who worked in the field?

5. Many of the white men and black slave children had what sort of unique bond, though not always acknowledged?

(see the answer key)

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