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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Slavery was a bad thing and freedom of the kind we got with nothing to live on was bad."?
(a) Pierce Harper.
(b) Annonymous.
(c) Alice Wilkins.
(d) Patsy Michener.

2. When did the slaves generally sneak off?
(a) Friday nights.
(b) Monday nights.
(c) Sunday nights.
(d) Saturday nights.

3. In which figure did slaves find a form of camaraderie?
(a) Jesus Christ
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Abraham
(d) Abraham Lincoln

4. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Kawanza.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Hannukah.

5. Where did the South surrender to the North?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Appomattax.
(d) Manassas.

6. What was the slave called Paul known for?
(a) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(b) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.
(c) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(d) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself with a bell around his neck.

7. What stinging word did the slaves take and make their own to lessen its effects?
(a) Nigger.
(b) Black.
(c) Negro.
(d) Creature.

8. Who attempted to gain favor of his master by accomplishing satisfactory deeds in hopes of becoming a house servant?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) West Turner.
(c) William Hayden.
(d) Josiah Henson.

9. Who was the slave who freed him/herself who said he/she had worked enough and "you can't make me work no more?"
(a) Solomon Northup.
(b) Jennie Patterson.
(c) Charles Ball.
(d) Beverly Jones.

10. Why did some slave owners move to Texas?
(a) They had no reason to stay in the southern states with no slaves.
(b) They were hoping to keep their slaves a bit longer.
(c) They were running away from the punishments set forth by Lincoln on slave owners.
(d) Gold was discovered in Texas.

11. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was a second way slaves escaped from slavery?
(a) They started rebellions and destroyed the plantations.
(b) They drugged their masters.
(c) They ran away and lived the rest of their lives in the forest.
(d) They ran away and established their own settlements.

12. Chapter 5 portrays which of the following themes?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Faith.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Determination.

13. What was Lew Cheney known for?
(a) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(b) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.
(c) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(d) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself, a bell around his neck so animals would not devour his body.

14. Although the slaves were now free, another problem arose. What was it?
(a) Their old masters sent people after them to catch and kill them.
(b) They had no money.
(c) They did not know how to live on their own.
(d) They were still not allowed to vote.

15. Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Samuel Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Solomon Northup said which of the following?

2. What were house servants led to believe?

3. To whom did the "Uncle Toms" refer to?

4. Who were the "bluecoats?"

5. What was the purpose of the slaves to appear ignorant, sloppy, and stupid?

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