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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the inspiration behind the name of the area that known as "Bayou Bœuf"?
(a) Tame and untamed pigs.
(b) Tame and untamed cattle.
(c) A great statesman who lived in the area.
(d) The bayou that ran through the area.

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

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

4. What may have been the underlying reason that William Ford was willing to let Mr. Eldret hire Solomon?
(a) He owed Mr Eldret a favor.
(b) He knew that Mr. Eldret needed Solomon's help.
(c) He knew that Mr. Eldret would treat Solomon with kindness and fairness.
(d) He did not have much work for Solomon to do.

5. 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.

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

7. After Bass agreed to help Solomon regain his freedom, how did both men act toward each other around Epps?
(a) As if nothing was going on between them.
(b) They would say hello to one another on occasion.
(c) Friendly as ever with one another.
(d) As if they did not like each other.

8. Why did Solomon not want the other slaves to know about his past?
(a) Because he thought that it would take too much time to tell them about it.
(b) Because he did not think that it was necessary for them to know about it.
(c) Because he was afraid that they would tell Epps about it.
(d) Because he did not feel that he had a past that would interest them.

9. What type of battle did Tibeats perceive himself to be involved in with Solomon?
(a) To determine who was the more intelligent man.
(b) To determine who was the stronger man.
(c) To determine who was the better man.
(d) To determine who was the more righteous man.

10. What type of support did Bass contribute toward Solomon's quest for freedom?
(a) Letter writing, intellectual, and legal.
(b) Letter writing, financial, and moral.
(c) Letter writing, unjust, and illegal.
(d) Letter writing, research, and moral.

11. Why were men in the North not allowed to settle disputes with pistols or fistfights?
(a) Because neither person in a duel or a fistfight ever won.
(b) Because there were no hospitals in the North.
(c) Because they lived in a civilized society.
(d) Because there were no cemeteries in the North.

12. Which of the following could be viewed as Epps' loss in the course of mistreating his slaves?
(a) Profit loss resulting from the work of his slaves.
(b) Costs associated with constant leather whip replacements due to heavy use.
(c) A decrease in productivity due to his slaves having been beaten to the point of not being able to work.
(d) Leading his son to believe that he did not have to respect.the slaves--even if they were older than him.

13. What was the primary reason for the inharmonious nature of Epps Plantation with the environment around it?
(a) The lack of productivity at the plantation.
(b) The plantation's small size in comparison to its surrounding environment.
(c) The constant threat of torrential rain.
(d) The beatings that the slaves suffered at the hands of Epps.

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

15. 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 he was good at keeping outsiders out of the area.
(b) That he was the best--even if he wasn't in the West.
(c) That he was the toughest man around.
(d) That they liked him before--and that they liked him even more then.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, how did Solomon describe how Bass was regarded by others?

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

3. For what reason did Epps give Solomon what turned out to be his last whipping?

4. What did Solomon use to repay the Fords for their kindness following his run through the Great Pacoudrie Swamp?

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

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