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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How was a slave identified?
2. What did some of the slave owners do when freedom was declared?
3. What stinging word did the slaves take and make their own to lessen its effects?
4. What were house servants led to believe?
5. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is no doubt that even today, people tend to flock towards others who are similar to themselves. Oftentimes, we find companionship and a sense of camaraderie amongst people who share the same background and ethnicity as ourselves. When Africans were brought to America to be slaves, the blacks supported one another and tried to help one another if they could. They understood and sympathized with the other blacks. Having said this, there were still those blacks who were considered traitors to their own kind. What were some of the betrayals that Julius Lester discusses in his novel? Discuss these stories. Why drove these slaves to side with the whites when the blacks were clearly being wronged? Be sure to include the story of Lev Cheney and discuss house-servants. What was the purpose of house-servants and how does it tie-in with this discussion?
Essay Topic 2
The overall feeling slaves had about being enslaved was negative. Most of them did not feel happy in their lifestyles. However, there were some slaves who, in fact, did not mind being a slave. First, discuss the sentiment most slaves had about slavery and why. Were they entitled to these feelings? Then discuss why some slaves were complacent with their situation. Why might they not feel the bitterness or sadness that most other slaves felt? Include in your essay a description of house-servants and how they might tie in with this discussion about slaves' feelings about their lifestyles.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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