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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did people in the South make money at the time that Solomon was sold to Edwin Epps?
(a) By catching runaway slaves.
(b) By turning in slave dealers.
(c) By raising pigs.
(d) By catching possums.

2. What was one thing that slaves who get married at Christmastime had to have in order to take their vows?
(a) Money.
(b) The ability to sign their name.
(c) The right type of clothes.
(d) Their owner's consent.

3. How did Solomon view Bass to be in relation to his lifestyle?
(a) Tied down and responsible for the welfare of others.
(b) Free-roaming and able to do whatever he wanted.
(c) Unable to settle anywhere because he did not know what he wanted to do.
(d) Free-roaming only to a certain degree.

4. Before Solomon left Mr. Eldret's plantation to travel to Ford's plantation for a visit, what did he learn about him?
(a) That he did not believe that slavery was morally right.
(b) That he could be intimidated by Tibeats.
(c) That he was a man of his word.
(d) That he was a liar.

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

6. Who was the slaves' best-loved plantation owner in Bayou Bœuf?
(a) Mary McCoy.
(b) John Tibeats.
(c) William Ford.
(d) Edwin Epps.

7. What concerned Solomon the most after Bass wrote and sent letters to those who might be able to help him regain his freedom?
(a) The lack of reliability to Bass exhibited later.
(b) The delay in receiving an answer from any of them.
(c) The quick and misleading answer he received.
(d) The writing style that Bass used in writing the letters.

8. Why was Bass hesitant to write additional letters to try to get help for Solomon?
(a) Because he was not sure that the letters were not being delivered.
(b) Because he had already written a lot of them and had not received a reply from any of the recipients.
(c) Because he was not sure that they letter recipients could not read his writing.
(d) Because he thought that the Postmaster in Marksville might become curious about his endeavor.

9. What did Solomon use to repay the Fords for their kindness following his run through the Great Pacoudrie Swamp?
(a) A couple of dollars that he had saved.
(b) Kindness.
(c) A note of thanks.
(d) A fish trap that he had built.

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

11. What did Solomon receive for Christmas, 1852?
(a) A fish trap that he had always wanted.
(b) An aluminum plate and a set of utensils.
(c) An update from Bass on the effort to free him from slavery.
(d) An extended vacation period from Epps.

12. How was Solomon's hiring by Avery fateful in nature?
(a) Avery paid Solomon for the work that he did for him.
(b) Solomon had learned carpentry from his father.
(c) Solomon began working for Avery on a full-time basis.
(d) Solomon met Bass while working for Avery.

13. What was the reason upon which Solomon based his bellief that Bass had left Marksville quietly?
(a) He did not want anything else to do with Solomon.
(b) He had business to take care of in New Orleans.
(c) So that he (Bass) could help him with his endeavor of regaining his freedom.
(d) He was not sure that he had performed his carpentry work to the liking of Avery.

14. What two words could be used to accurately characterize slave owner, Edwin Epps?
(a) Nice, friendly.
(b) Harsh, cruel.
(c) Quiet, funny.
(d) Friendly, anxious.

15. For what reason did Epps give Solomon what turned out to be his last whipping?
(a) For oversleeping.
(b) For lying.
(c) For having forgotten to clean out the carriage house.
(d) For stealing from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Solomon have a different attitude about working for Judge Turner?

2. Why was Epps upset with the slaves the morning that Lawyer Northrup and the Sheriff arrived at the plantation looking for Solomon?

3. Why did Edwin Epps refuse to get rid of Patsey despite being urged to do so by Mrs. Epps?

4. Based on Author Northrup's description of the Christmastime gatherings attended by slaves and plantation owners, what seemed to be missing from the festivities?

5. What was the main contributing factor that led toward the development of a friendship between Mrs. Ford and Solomon?

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