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

2. Whose account is an example of a joyous occasion seen at the auction block?

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

4. This second group of people were not slaves but rather called __________________.

5. Slave traders chained slaves together in a line in what was called a _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How effective was the Emancipation Proclamation once it was issued in 1863?

2. Why do you think Tom Robinson from Chapter 6 could not believe he was emancipated?

3. Discuss what Patsy Michener meant when she said, "Two snakes full of poison. One lying with his head pointed north, the other with his head pointing south."?

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. According to the author in Chapter 1, how were slaves typically depicted? Was this the reality? If not, what was?

6. Briefly describe the slave trading market.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sorrow was a major emotion felt by the slaves. Describe what sorrow is and what made the slaves feel this way. Did they always feel sorrow? Why or why not? What did they do in attempts to overcome or mask their sadness?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In attempts to further control the slaves, slave owners used various methods of brainwashing and dehumanization. What did they do to try to break the spirits of their slaves? Did it often work? If so, how? If not, then how did blacks put up a resistance to the dehumanization? How did they manage to continue living on the plantations and what tricks did they develop to make their lives just the slightest bit more bearable?

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