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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Overall, how was Solomon likely to feel about John Tibeats?
(a) That he did not know how to fight.
(b) That he was actually a coward.
(c) That he made threats, but was not capable of carrying them out.
(d) That he should be able to handle him.

2. Why did Solomon not want the other slaves to know about his past?
(a) Because he was afraid that they would tell Epps about it.
(b) Because he did not think that it was necessary for them to know about it.
(c) Because he did not feel that he had a past that would interest them.
(d) Because he thought that it would take too much time to tell them about it.

3. What was the basis of the quarrel that took place between Solomon and Burch?
(a) Whether Solomon was stronger than Burch.
(b) Whether Solomon was jealous of Burch.
(c) Whether Solomon was a hard worker.
(d) Whether Solomon was a free man.

4. Realistically, what did Solomon's owner, John M. Tibeats consider him to be?
(a) Beneath him and weaker than him.
(b) Above him and stronger than him.
(c) Weaker than him, but above him in status.
(d) Beneath him, but stronger than him.

5. How did the slaves in Bayou Bœuf view Lew Cheney?
(a) As a powerful and influential friend.
(b) As a slave driver.
(c) As a traitor/then a leader.
(d) As a leader/then a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave?

2. How could Bass' efforts to help Solomon regain his freedom be described?

3. How did Arthur's life change when the Orleans reached the dock in New Orleans?

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

5. In one word, describe the type of work that Edwin Epps' slave driver did for him.

(see the answer key)

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