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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. According to Solomon, what other plantation owner was Mary McCoy most like?
(a) William Ford.
(b) Mr. Marshall.
(c) Mr. Eldret.
(d) Edwin Epps.

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

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

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

5. How can it best be said that Solomon described Bass?
(a) Friendly and firm.
(b) Friendly, intelligent, soft-spoken, yet firm.
(c) Unfriendly, soft-spoken, yet intelligent.
(d) Unfriendly and indecisive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Eliza likely to have suggested to Solomon that he may be better off dead than dealing with Tibeats?

3. What did the fact that Tibeats appeared unexpectedly three times while Solomon was working for Eldret indicate about him?

4. Who had Solomon been thinking about right before the carriage went by on its way to the main house of the Epps Plantation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of consequences did Epps have to face for chasing the young and beautiful slave, Patsey in Chapter 16 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. Why was Lew Cheney not liked by some of the slaves in Bayou Bœuf in Chapter 17 of the book?

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

5. How did Samuel Bass show others that he was against slavery in Chapter 19 of the book?

6. In Chapter 15 of the book, how did the slaves in Bayou Bœuf change at Christmastime?

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

8. In Chapter 20 of the book, how did Samuel Bass manage to carry out his effort to help Solomon regain his freedom despite Epps' presence?

9. In Chapter 19 of the book, how did Solomon and Bass manage to meet secretly with one another to plan how arrangements for restoring Solomon's freedom would be handled?

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

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