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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it important to Chapin to keep a dog on the property of the great house where he and Solomon stayed?
(a) To alert them about intruders.
(b) To play with his grandchildren.
(c) To take with them in case they decided to go on a hunting trip.
(d) To alert them about thieves.

2. What type of battle did Tibeats perceive himself to be involved in with Solomon?
(a) To determine who was the more intelligent man.
(b) To determine who was the stronger man.
(c) To determine who was the better man.
(d) To determine who was the more righteous man.

3. According to Solomon, what other plantation owner was Mary McCoy most like?
(a) Mr. Marshall.
(b) Edwin Epps.
(c) Mr. Eldret.
(d) William Ford.

4. Based on the description of one in Chapter 16, what was a slave driver supposed to do?
(a) He was supposed to make sure that the slaves would take breaks from their work.
(b) He was supposed to drive the slaves from the auction house to the plantation.
(c) He was supposed to drive the slaves to places outside the plantation.
(d) He was supposed to make sure that the slaves worked without stopping for breaks.

5. Who was an unlikely slave driver who actually was one?
(a) Solomon Northrup.
(b) Mrs. William Ford.
(c) Mary McCoy.
(d) William Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspired Solomon to want to help William Ford in the transporting of lumber?

2. What did Solomon believe to be a contributing factor toward William Ford owning slaves despite the fact that he was a Christian?

3. Why did Solomon not want the other slaves to know about his past?

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

(see the answer key)

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