View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Solomon find to be unusual during his stay at the hospital for the treatment of small pox?
(a) That he was never given any medicine.
(b) That there were no doctors in the building.
(c) That coffins were being built behind the hospital.
(d) That the same nurse tended to him during his entire stay.

2. Aside from Bibles, what did William Ford provide his slaves that other slave owners seemed to overlook or not consider to provide them with at all?
(a) Fork.
(b) Bath soap.
(c) Skillet.
(d) Winter clothing.

3. How did Radburn treat Solomon following the beating by Burch?
(a) With a bad attitude.
(b) With cruelty.
(c) With mixed feelings.
(d) With understanding.

4. In what order did the events listed take place in Solomon's life?
(a) He got married, worked hard, saved money, and started his own business.
(b) He started his own business, worked hard, saved money, and got married.
(c) He saved money, started his own business, got married, and worked hard.
(d) He worked hard, started his own business, got married, and saved money.

5. What was the likely thought type that raised the level of respect for Marshall among those who lived in Bayou Bœuf after he killed the man from Natchez?
(a) That they liked him before--and that they liked him even more then.
(b) That he was the toughest man around.
(c) That he was good at keeping outsiders out of the area.
(d) That he was the best--even if he wasn't in the West.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following up on the characterization of Judge Turner, how did he differ from other planters in the area with regard to their treatment of slaves?

2. What type of impression did Eliza give Solomon when she arrived in Williams' Slave Pen?

3. Who was the slaves' best-loved plantation owner in Bayou Bœuf?

4. Why did Lawson take off in such high speed to find William Ford upon Chapin's request?

5. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 482 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample