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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said the following: "You want to know what they did in slavery times. They were doing just what they do know."?

2. What is the name of the early nineteenth century slave who heard stories of Africa from his grandfather and later wrote an autobiography?

3. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?

4. 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?"

5. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:

Short Essay Questions

1. Did any slaves actually prefer to exist under slavery?

2. What was the overall reaction from the slave owner community once slaves were freed?

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

4. What was one of the big problems that arose after slaves were emancipated?

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

6. Briefly discuss the treatment of Ben Simpson mother by their master in Chapter 2.

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

8. From Chapter 2, discuss the story of Eliza and why it is an uncommon one.

9. What story did Frank Cooper tell and what was its importance?

10. Briefly describe the slave trading market.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The very last line in the novel is "...the white folks have been and are now and always will be against the Negro." Discuss what Thomas Hall means when he says this. Has this statement proven to be true throughout the novel? What is the KKK and what was their purpose? How does it relate to Hall's statement? Include any example that you can to support this statement using stories from the novel. How did the treatment of blacks from years ago affect the status of blacks in society today? Does the statement still hold true today? If so, give an example. If not, up until when did it hold true?

Essay Topic 2

Slavery was not always present in the United States nor were the blacks the first slaves. Why did slavery begin and how did colonists eventually move to using blacks as slaves? How were the slaves captured and how did the slave trading begin?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the Southern states, slaves experienced many forms of cruelty. First, decide what elements label an action as cruel and what elements label and action as not cruel? The slave traders and owners used certain methods as disciplinary action. Were these truly disciplinary actions? What makes something a disciplinary action? How do you distinguish a disciplinary action from a cruel action? What specifically did the slave traders and owners do which could be labeled as either cruel or disciplinary? Were they necessary? If not, what other methods could the traders and owners use? What were the results upon the slaves?

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