The Longest Memory - Intro

Question 1

What was the task of most slaves?

Accepted Answer

Working on plantations, Working on farms

Question 2

What is one of the main differences that divides the North and the South in the United Sates?

Accepted Answer

The use of slavery

Question 3

What proportion of the South were slaves?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Question 4

Where is 'The Longest Memory' set?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 5

Why did slave masters dehumanise their slaves?

Accepted Answer

Because they viewed them as animals, They didn't want the slaves to revolt, Because they wanted slaves to think they deserved to slaves

Question 6

Who is the protagonist of the text?

Accepted Answer

Whitechapel

Question 7

Which biblical characters did the slaves enjoy to read?

Accepted Answer

Moses, David

Question 8

When is the text set?

Accepted Answer

1809-1810

Question 9

The Longest Memory & The 7 Stages of Grieving are set after colonialism. This is important because both texts...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

During what period did slavery take place in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1619-1865

Question 11

How did most slaves try to resist oppression?

Accepted Answer

By running away

Question 12

What did D'Aguiar study at the university of Kent?

Accepted Answer

African & Caribbean Studies

Question 13

What type of narrative structure is used in 'The Longest Memory'?

Accepted Answer

Non-sequential, Non-linear

Question 14

What is the assessment task for this unit of study?

Accepted Answer

Comparative analysis

Question 15

Why were families important to slaves?

Accepted Answer

Provided dignity, Creates a feeling of independance, A refuge from the world

Question 16

Who is the author of 'The Longest Memory'?

Accepted Answer

Fred D'Aguiar

Question 17

What methods were used to motivate slaves?

Accepted Answer

Providing set tasks for the day, Reading passages from the bible, Whipping

Questions 17