1. How was Frank Cooper and his sister given a taste of slavery?
(a) They felt the harsh crack of the whip upon their backs from Mammy.
(b) They were made to work on the fields for an entire day without food or drink.
(c) They had to call Mammy "Master".
(d) They had to work like a slave in the kitchens.

2. The slave trading was much like today's ____________________.
(a) Shopping centers.
(b) Stock market.
(c) Car auctions.
(d) Real estate bids.

3. This second group of people were not slaves but rather called __________________.
(a) Farmers.
(b) Indentured servants.
(c) Laboreres.
(d) Servants.

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

5. Who said, "Many a person is now in torment because of his mixup?"
(a) Rhody Holswell.
(b) Solomon Northup.
(c) Jack Maddox.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?"

2. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."

3. What were house servants led to believe?

4. What was the weigh-in time?

5. Between the time that a slave was bought and sold by a trader, what happened to him?

(see the answer key)

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