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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mammy referred to her slave days as what?
(a) The "hell days."
(b) The "misery days."
(c) The "weary days."
(d) The "scornful days."

2. Many of the white men and black slave children had what sort of unique bond, though not always acknowledged?
(a) Master and slave.
(b) Master and servant.
(c) Father and slave.
(d) Father and son/daughter.

3. What was a second principal item for which slaves were traded for?
(a) Horses.
(b) Domesticated dogs.
(c) Yards of cotton.
(d) Several pounds of corn.

4. What is one way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) Slave traders tranquilized Africans, then captured them.
(b) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.
(c) The slave traders would lie in wait for the Africans then capture them.
(d) Slave traders would drug Africans and steal them.

5. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?
(a) March to September.
(b) October to May.
(c) September to March.
(d) May to October.

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

7. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like standing idle in the field?
(a) 90.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

8. What was the advantage to a slave for being sold in an auction that took place in his area?
(a) He knew he could run away before being bought.
(b) He knew he would not be sold again after this time.
(c) He knew he would go to someone better than his current master.
(d) He knew the people who bid on him.

9. ____________ was the practice of slave owners which resulted in more children for next generation labor and an easy way to make a profit through sales.
(a) Slave-collecting.
(b) Slave-selling.
(c) Slave-auctioning.
(d) Slave-breeding.

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

11. Which person fits the author's description of the type of slave that was "so enslaved that once slavery had ended, they were sorry"?
(a) Annonymous.
(b) Alice Johnson.
(c) Charley Williams.
(d) Byrl Anderson.

12. Between the time that a slave was bought and sold by a trader, what happened to him?
(a) He was allowed to spend extra time with his family.
(b) He was punished so he would not run away.
(c) His well-being was looked after.
(d) He was given a few days vacation.

13. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."
(a) Roberta Manson.
(b) Mingo White.
(c) Frank Cooper.
(d) Ella Wilson.

14. Who said the following: "I have never seen or heard from her from that day to this. I loved her as I love my life."
(a) Mingo White.
(b) Prince Bee.
(c) Moses Grandy.
(d) Lou Smith.

15. What was the main lesson that Byrl Anderson learned from his Master?
(a) Work hard to earn a well-rewarding job.
(b) To always treat women respectfully.
(c) To always love your brother honestly.
(d) To never call him nor any other white man Master because all men, both black and white, are equal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weigh-in time?

2. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?

3. Which of the following was most likely the outfit a slave wore to work out in the field?

4. What was the main plant that was in need of constant care by the slaves?

5. Which was the highest slave-breeding state?

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