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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. In 1860, less than ______ slave owners owned more than ______ slaves.

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

3. What was the reason for the months that slave traders chose to have slave coffles?

4. Which was the highest slave-breeding state?

5. This former President furnished his slave homes in the more typical fashion:

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though Lincoln's original goal was not to free the slaves through the Civil War, why did so many slaves join the Union army?

2. How were the slaves usually clothed for working out in the fields?

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

4. What kept the slaves working in the fields day in and day out?

5. What was the story of Blackshear and what was the significance?

6. After emancipation, what did many of the ex-slaves to do attempt to survive? Did this work?

7. Why was the Civil War declared and by which President?

8. From Chapter 4, discuss how slave owners brainwashed slaves.

9. What were some ways in which the slaves learned to resist the brainwashing and dehumanizing tactics of the slave owners?

10. In Chapter 2, Abraham Lincoln's election to presidency is mentioned. What was a result on the slave trading market?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One theme hinted at in the book about why slave trading started is greed. What is greed and how did it express itself within the slave traders and slave owners? How far did greed drive these men and how did it cause them to behave towards blacks? Was it justified or not? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Even after emancipation, slaves were not truly freed. They had freedom but not a free life. Discuss the difference of what it means to have freedom and what it means to have a free life. How did slaves have one and not the other? Or do you think they had both or none after the Civil War ended? What was life like for slaves immediately following the war and was it something that could have been prevented or carried out differently?

Essay Topic 3

There is a very long narrative about a slave named Paul in the novel. Give a brief summary about the story. Why is it included in the novel? Discuss what Paul symbolizes. What happens to Paul in the end? Discuss the reason for Paul's decision for his own life and how the narrator of Paul's story feels about it. Do you agree with Paul's decision? Why or why not? The narrator notes the iron collar around Paul's neck. What does it symbolize? The narrator also notes the three bells. What do they symbolize?

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