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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How was Solomon's hiring by Avery fateful in nature?
(a) Solomon met Bass while working for Avery.
(b) Solomon began working for Avery on a full-time basis.
(c) Solomon had learned carpentry from his father.
(d) Avery paid Solomon for the work that he did for him.
2. What kept Solomon from joining the other slaves in their nighttime 'coon and opossum-hunting expeditions?
(a) He did not care for the taste of opossum.
(b) The hunting expeditions were conducted at night.
(c) The hunting expeditions were conducted in the predawn hours of the day.
(d) He did not like the taste of 'coon.
3. In one word, describe the type of work that Edwin Epps' slave driver did for him.
(a) Efficient.
(b) Reckless.
(c) Deceptive.
(d) Safe.
4. What did the fact that Tibeats appeared unexpectedly three times while Solomon was working for Eldret indicate about him?
(a) That he was curious about how Eldret and Solomon got along with each another.
(b) That he was looking for ways to get even with Solomon.
(c) That he wanted to see whether Solomon worked harder for Eldret than he did for him.
(d) That he wanted to get Solomon in trouble with Eldret.
5. According to Solomon, what other plantation owner was Mary McCoy most like?
(a) Mr. Marshall.
(b) Edwin Epps.
(c) William Ford.
(d) Mr. Eldret.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of battle did Tibeats perceive himself to be involved in with Solomon?
2. How could Bass' efforts to help Solomon regain his freedom be described?
3. Why were men in the North not allowed to settle disputes with pistols or fistfights?
4. What did the fact that William Ford was willing to buy Eliza's child, Emily, from slave dealer Theophilus Freeman say about Ford?
5. What had Epps threatened the slaves with before the carriage came into the Epps Plantation, headed for the main house?
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