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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the slaves call the slave owner's house?
(a) Master's Row.
(b) The Big House.
(c) The House.
(d) Master's House.

3. What was the slave's "home" called?
(a) Slave Huts.
(b) Slave Housing.
(c) Slave Rooms.
(d) Slave Row.

4. Why were the Africans finally selected by the colonists to be slaves?
(a) They were easy to convince.
(b) They were easy to capture.
(c) Their skin color stood out and made it easy to find them if they tried to escape.
(d) They did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.

5. When the slaves went down for bed, what did they fear?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Dying in their sleep.
(c) The lack of warmth.
(d) Oversleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weigh-in time?

2. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like standing idle in the field?

3. What was a second reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?

4. What exactly happened at the occasion of a young slave woman named Eliza?

5. Who told the account of a man named Gabe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did ex-slaves change their names after Emancipation? Was it a valid reason?

2. Describe what it means to be thrown "in a buck."

3. In Chapter 5, what does the story of Paul symbolize?

4. According to Rhody Holsell in the Epilogue, what were Lincoln's plans for the blacks if he had lived and does Holsell agree with the idea?

5. What does Chapter 5 say about slave insurrections?

6. Briefly describe the slave trading market.

7. What was the overall reaction from the slave community once they were freed?

8. What were some ways that the slaves celebrated and had fun?

9. What usually happened with slave families during the slave trades?

10. Why did the colonists turn to blacks as a means of manual labor?

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