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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was likely to be behind the idea of Jacob Brooks taking Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) Jacob Brooks.
(b) Mrs. Berry and her daughter.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Elisha Berry.

2. How did Solomon describe the interaction among Eliza, Randall, and Emily at the time that they first saw each other?
(a) Pleasant and normal.
(b) Short and happy.
(c) Happy and emotional.
(d) Long and normal.

3. Who was in the carriage that flew by Solomon and the other slaves, headed toward the main house of the Epps Plantation?
(a) John Tibeats and Lawyer Henry B. Northrup.
(b) Mary McCoy and the Sheriff.
(c) Lawyer Henry B. Northrup and the Sheriff.
(d) William Ford and Lawyer Henry B. Northrup.

4. What one element stood out when Tibeats set about to punish Solomon?
(a) That he always had to have help from others.
(b) That he did not seem to be able to punish Solomon by himself.
(c) That he was never sure that his plan would work because of Solomon's size.
(d) That he thought that he could punish Solomon by himself.

5. Why did Edwin Epps refuse to get rid of Patsey despite being urged to do so by Mrs. Epps?
(a) Because he was afraid that she would turn him in to the Sheriff for having abused her.
(b) Becaues the whipping marks on Patsey's back made her appear rebellious.
(c) Because she was too valuable in the cotton field.
(d) Because Patsey had a reputation of being lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward which of the following did Patsey look forward to the most, to one day save her from the cruelty of her masters?

2. What was the basis of the quarrel that took place between Solomon and Burch?

3. How did Tibeats feel when he told Solomon that he had sold him to Edwin Epps?

4. What kept Solomon from joining the other slaves in their nighttime 'coon and opossum-hunting expeditions?

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

(see the answer key)

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