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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of sleeping accommodations did Epps provide for his slaves?
(a) None. They would all sleep on the floor.
(b) A cot and a wool blanket.
(c) A wooden plank and a raggedy blanket.
(d) A down-feather bed.

2. Who suffered the worst loss of all during the slave sale at Freeman's?
(a) The gentleman looking for a coachman.
(b) Eliza.
(c) The planter from Natchez.
(d) Theophilus Freeman.

3. What was one thing that slaves who get married at Christmastime had to have in order to take their vows?
(a) The right type of clothes.
(b) The ability to sign their name.
(c) Money.
(d) Their owner's consent.

4. What was likely to be Epps' reason for ordering Solomon back to work soon after his illness?
(a) It had been suggested to him that he order Solomon back to work without delay.
(b) His concern for his losses during Solomon's time off.
(c) The doctor had informed him that Solomon had not really been ill.
(d) He believed that returning Solomon to work quickly would speed his recovery.

5. Aside from providing Solomon with favorable notoriety around Bayou Bœuf, his raft-building for Ford also provided him with which of the following?
(a) A higher position among Ford's slaves.
(b) Experience in raft-building.
(c) Victory over Adam Taydem.
(d) A visiting pass to the plantation of his choice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after buying them, how did William Ford show Solomon and the other slaves that he was compassionate toward them?

2. Was there anything peculiar about Merrill Brown's or Abram Hamilton's behavior when the two men and Solomon were in Albany?

3. According to Author Northrup, what disturbed the peace around the Epps plantation?

4. How were Solomon and the other slaves treated around Goodin's Pen in Richmond, Virginia?

5. For the most part, how did Solomon consider his life as a slave for William Ford to be?

(see the answer key)

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