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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?
(a) Kawanza.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Hannukah.

2. Chapter 5 portrays which of the following themes?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Determination.
(c) Faith.
(d) Loyalty.

3. What was Lew Cheney known for?
(a) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(b) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself, a bell around his neck so animals would not devour his body.
(c) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(d) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.

4. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?
(a) Her cousin, Paul who hung himself.
(b) Her father, John Jones Littleton who hid in the woods.
(c) Her uncle Jake who quit working.
(d) Her brother who hit the little Missy.

5. What did the slaves use religion for?
(a) Resisting the dehumanizing effects of slavery.
(b) Learning new stories.
(c) Simple worship.
(d) Understanding how to treat their masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the three bells worn by Paul above his head?

2. What are the two ways that a man can be enslaved?

3. Who was the President of the Confederacy?

4. Who said, "Slavery was a bad thing and freedom of the kind we got with nothing to live on was bad."?

5. Who tells the story of the slave named Paul?

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