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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Overall, what was Epps most concerned about when Solomon fell ill?
(a) Money.
(b) Time.
(c) His own reputation.
(d) Solomon's health.

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

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

4. What kept Solomon from joining the other slaves in their nighttime 'coon and opossum-hunting expeditions?
(a) The hunting expeditions were conducted at night.
(b) He did not care for the taste of opossum.
(c) He did not like the taste of 'coon.
(d) The hunting expeditions were conducted in the predawn hours of the day.

5. What piqued Bass' interest to want to know how Solomon had made his way to Louisiana?
(a) The fact that Solomon had visited a few cities in Canada.
(b) The fact that Solomon was eager to travel in a northeasterly direction.
(c) The fact that the Underground Railroad had not been built yet.
(d) The fact that the Underground Railroad led only from South to North.

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

7. Based on the description of one in Chapter 16, what was a slave driver supposed to do?
(a) He was supposed to make sure that the slaves worked without stopping for breaks.
(b) He was supposed to drive the slaves from the auction house to the plantation.
(c) He was supposed to drive the slaves to places outside the plantation.
(d) He was supposed to make sure that the slaves would take breaks from their work.

8. What did Bass view as a more effective means for getting help for Solomon to be freed from slavery?
(a) Traveling to Saratoga Sprngs himself.
(b) Getting Lawyer Henry B. Northrup to write a letter to the President of the United States.
(c) Sending a letter to the President of the United States.
(d) Traveling to Washington City to meet with the President of the United States to discuss Solomon's matter.

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

10. 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 did not feel that he had a past that would interest them.
(d) Because he was afraid that they would tell Epps about it.

11. In characterizing Judge Turner, how was he like the other planters in Bayou Bœuf?
(a) He treated them like animals.
(b) He expected the slaves to work and produce for him.
(c) He abused and mistreated them.
(d) He believed that slaves could be profitable for him.

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

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

14. What did the fact that Tibeats appeared unexpectedly three times while Solomon was working for Eldret indicate about him?
(a) That he was looking for ways to get even with Solomon.
(b) That he wanted to see whether Solomon worked harder for Eldret than he did for him.
(c) That he was curious about how Eldret and Solomon got along with each another.
(d) That he wanted to get Solomon in trouble with Eldret.

15. Why was Solomon in high demand at various plantations in Bayou Bœuf during the Christmas season?
(a) Because he was a hard worker.
(b) Because he was a great cook.
(c) Because the plantation owners needed extra help.
(d) Because he could play the violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was likely to be Epps' reason for ordering Solomon back to work soon after his illness?

2. What was Epps' status at the time that he bought Solomon from John Tibeats?

3. What was Solomon doing when the carriage whisked by on its way to the main house of the Epps Plantation?

4. What was the reason upon which Solomon based his bellief that Bass had left Marksville quietly?

5. How can it best be said that Solomon described Bass?

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