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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Freeman's customers tend to keep in mind as they shopped around his pen?
(a) That they were there to buy a clean and hardworking animal in tip-top condition.
(b) That Freeman was known to charge more than what his animals were really worth.
(c) That regardless of the animal that they chose, they would get a good price from Freeman.
(d) That although Freeman had the highest prices in town, he did offer the best animals on the market.

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

3. In one phrase, describe how Solomon perceived William Ford to be of value to him.
(a) As a provider.
(b) As a refuge.
(c) As an example.
(d) As a teacher.

4. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?
(a) The debt was not his--it was actually his sister's.
(b) Mrs. Ford liked living extravagantly.
(c) The debt was not his--it was actually his brother's.
(d) The bank that he used has closed.

5. According to Author Northrup, what disturbed the peace around the Epps plantation?
(a) The sounds of trains passing by a couple of miles away.
(b) The sound of a slave being whipped.
(c) The non-stop crowing of roosters.
(d) The sounds made by flying wild geese.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Freeman's customers view the idea of buying slaves from the same family?

2. According to Solomon, what other plantation owner was Mary McCoy most like?

3. How could Solomon best be described as he argued with Burch right before his beating?

4. How did people in the South make money at the time that Solomon was sold to Edwin Epps?

5. As a slave, what type of reputation did Solomon have among the plantation owners around Bayou Bœuf?

(see the answer key)

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