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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 was the reason behind Avery hiring Solomon to help him build a house for Epps?
(a) He could not find anyone else to help him build the house for Epps.
(b) Solomon had helped him build house for others in the past.
(c) Solomon had a reputation of being a hard worker.
(d) Solomon had been highly recommended to him by Epps.

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

3. Was there anything peculiar about Merrill Brown's or Abram Hamilton's behavior when the two men and Solomon were in Albany?
(a) Solomon noticed that Brown and Hamilton were whispering to one another most of the time.
(b) Brown and Hamilton became anxious to get to the circus.
(c) Brown and Hamilton were not as friendly to Solomon as they had been before.
(d) Brown and Hamilton began talking about leaving the circus.

4. Why did Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave?
(a) Because he wanted to become rich and famous.
(b) Because no one had written a book about a free man subjected to slavery.
(c) Because there was widespread interest in the 12 years that he had spent in slavery.
(d) Because he had always kept a journal about events in his life.

5. Which of the following critter types was most costly to the planters?
(a) The red ant.
(b) The termite.
(c) The caterpillar.
(d) The worm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of reputation did Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs?

2. What was one thing that slaves who get married at Christmastime had to have in order to take their vows?

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

4. Why was Solomon in high demand at various plantations in Bayou Bœuf during the Christmas season?

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

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