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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which adjective pair best described Solomon, his brother, and father?
(a) Critical and respectable.
(b) Hardworking and respectable.
(c) Fun-loving and fair.
(d) Generous and hardworking.

2. Why did Tibeats not attack Ford when Ford confronted him about his mistreatment of Solomon?
(a) Because Tibeats respected Ford as a man.
(b) Because Ford was a lot older than him and he did not fight older men.
(c) Because he knew that he would get in trouble with Chapin.
(d) Because he was planning to attack Ford at a later time.

3. What was it that Edwin Epps wanted from Solomon and was not able to get before his rescuers took him away from the plantation?
(a) His violin.
(b) The identity of the person who had written the letter alerting authorities about Solomon's unlawful enslavement.
(c) The details on how he was able to write his own letter asking for help.
(d) The fish trap that he had built.

4. The approach toward Solomon by two individuals on the Epps Plantation signaled which of the following?
(a) The beginning of Solomon's enslavement at the Epps Plantation.
(b) The transfer of Solomon's enslavement to the McCoy Plantation.
(c) The continuation of Solomon's enslavement at the Epps Plantation.
(d) The beginning of the end of Solomon's enslavement.

5. How did Ford's other slaves--Sally, Rose, Walton, and John come across to Solomon when he met them?
(a) They were upset about their life with Ford.
(b) They did not complain about their life with Ford.
(c) They appeared to be religious.
(d) The appeared to like to gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Realistically, what did Solomon's owner, John M. Tibeats consider him to be?

2. What was the inspiration behind the name of the area that known as "Bayou Bœuf"?

3. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?

4. In general, how did Solomon view slave owner William Ford's position with regard to his views on religion and slavery?

5. How could the purchase of Solomon, Eliza, and Harry from Freeman be viewed?

(see the answer key)

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