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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the main purpose of the white terrorist group that had formed at the end of the Civil War?
2. Who was the slave who freed him/herself who said he/she had worked enough and "you can't make me work no more?"
3. Where did the South surrender to the North?
4. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
5. How was a slave identified?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Many years after the Civil War had ended and slaves had been free, the Federal Writer's Project began to interview former slaves and record their experiences and stories. Why did they do this? What was the overall reaction from the black community on this project? Julius Lester, the author of "To Be a Slave" was also a man who did research and compiled several slave accounts. What was his purpose for doing this and did he achieve it? Does reading a true slave narrative change your perception of slavery from before you read it? If so, how? What does reading a true slave narrative accomplish?
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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