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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What had Epps threatened the slaves with before the carriage came into the Epps Plantation, headed for the main house?
(a) Forcing them to stay up and dance with him for the next three nights.
(b) Withholding their meals for the next couple of days.
(c) Forcing them to work in the cold.
(d) A whipping for not working enough.

4. What did the fact that Epps bought a large plantation that the slaves had actually earned for him reveal about him?
(a) That he thought of absolutely no one but himself.
(b) That he felt that he deserved it.
(c) That he did not see anything wrong with doing that.
(d) That he stole from the hard labor of others.

5. Because it appeared that both the slaves and the white folks would put their differences aside at Chrismastime, what was the common denominator that encouraged both groups to do that?
(a) They wanted to show their good humor and nature to one another.
(b) They wanted to live in peace with one another--even if just for a short time.
(c) Chistmastime was special to all.
(d) It was time to relax from everything!

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following could be viewed as Epps' loss in the course of mistreating his slaves?

2. What did Solomon receive for Christmas, 1852?

3. Who was an unlikely slave driver who actually was one?

4. What piqued Bass' interest to want to know how Solomon had made his way to Louisiana?

5. Overall, what was Epps most concerned about when Solomon fell ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Samuel Bass so well-liked in and around Bayou Bœuf in Chapter 19 of the book?

2. Why did Solomon feels more like a real human being while working for Judge Turner in Chapter 14 of the book?

3. What happened to some of the slaves who tried to escape from a life in slavery in Chapter 17 of the book?

4. What type of situations involved long waiting times that Solomon had to endure in Chapter 20 of the book?

5. In Chapter 15 of the story, what type of festivities did the slaves in Bayou Bœuf enjoy at Christmastime?

6. In Chapter 19 of the book, how did Samuel Bass cooperate with Solomon in terms of helping him get his freedom restored?

7. In Chapter 17, how did Lew Cheney show that he was not the leader whom he claimed to be among the slaves who were planning to escape to Mexico?

8. In Chapter 13 of the story, how did Epps show little concern if any when Solomon fell ill?

9. In Chapter 15 of the story, what were some of the everyday things that Solomon and the other slaves did not miss at Christmastime?

10. How did Mr. Eldret show respect for Solomon in Chapter 11 of the book?

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