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

2. Toward which of the following did Patsey look forward to the most, to one day save her from the cruelty of her masters?
(a) God.
(b) Running away.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Rest.

3. 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 was a man of his word.
(b) That he did not believe that slavery was morally right.
(c) That he could be intimidated by Tibeats.
(d) That he was a liar.

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 did not have much work for Solomon to do.
(c) He knew that Mr. Eldret would treat Solomon with kindness and fairness.
(d) He knew that Mr. Eldret needed Solomon's help.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspired Solomon to design and build a fish trap?

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

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

4. How did people in the South make money at the time that Solomon was sold to Edwin Epps?

5. How did the slaves in Bayou Bœuf view Lew Cheney?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could cause trouble for the slaves weighing the cotton that they had picked at the plantation run by Epps in Chapter 13 of the book?

2. How did the some of the slaves change their appearance at Christmastime in Chapter 15 of the book?

3. Why was Lew Cheney not liked by some of the slaves in Bayou Bœuf 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. Why was Samuel Bass so well-liked in and around Bayou Bœuf in Chapter 19 of the book?

6. In Chapter 13 of the story, what was expected of the slaves who worked the cotton fields for Epps?

7. In Chapter 12 of the story, why was the day following a night of Epps drinking especially hard on the slaves?

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

9. In Chapter 14 of the book, how did the slaves manage to add variety to the food that was available to them to eat on a daily basis?

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

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