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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 seemed to be most valued by Epps' slaves at Christmastime?
(a) The Christmas Supper.
(b) The Christmas Dance.
(c) The singing that took place.
(d) The Leave Passes.

2. What separated William Ford from other slave owners in Bayou Bœuf?
(a) He did not keep slaves whom he bought for more than three months.
(b) He taught his slaves about God and provided them with Bibles.
(c) He taught each one of them a different trade.
(d) Once he bought slaves, he never sold them.

3. Based on Author Northrup's description of the Christmastime gatherings attended by slaves and plantation owners, what seemed to be missing from the festivities?
(a) Food.
(b) Children.
(c) Clergymen.
(d) Music.

4. What type of reputation did Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs?
(a) Educated and hardworking.
(b) Clean-cut and respectable.
(c) Trustworthy and educated.
(d) Hardworking and respectable.

5. Who seemed to suffer the most among Epps' slaves?
(a) Bob.
(b) Patsey.
(c) Phebe.
(d) Wiley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was Solomon able to get directions to Ford's Plantation after his run through the Great Pacoudrie Swamp?

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

4. Why were men in the North not allowed to settle disputes with pistols or fistfights?

5. Why did Solomon not want the other slaves to know about his past?

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