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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. Why did Solomon not want the other slaves to know about his past?
(a) Because he did not think that it was necessary for them to know about it.
(b) Because he thought that it would take too much time to tell them 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.

2. Why was Epps upset with the slaves the morning that Lawyer Northrup and the Sheriff arrived at the plantation looking for Solomon?
(a) Because he believed that they had alerted the Sheriff that Solomon--a free man--was at his Plantation.
(b) Because he thought that they were not doing anything.
(c) Because he believed that they had alerted Lawyer Henry B. Northrup that Solomon was at his Plantation.
(d) Because he thought that they viewed him as a drunk.

3. For the most part, why did whippings occur with high frequency at the Epps plantation?
(a) Because the slaves were constantly late to the cotton field.
(b) Because Epps constantly accused the slaves of stealing from him.
(c) Because the slaves tended to get rowdy.
(d) Because slaves did not pick the right amount of cotton.

4. How did the slaves in Bayou Bœuf view Lew Cheney?
(a) As a slave driver.
(b) As a powerful and influential friend.
(c) As a traitor/then a leader.
(d) As a leader/then a traitor.

5. What did Solomon use to repay the Fords for their kindness following his run through the Great Pacoudrie Swamp?
(a) Kindness.
(b) A couple of dollars that he had saved.
(c) A note of thanks.
(d) A fish trap that he had built.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the fact that Epps bought a large plantation that the slaves had actually earned for him reveal about him?

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

3. How did Tibeats feel when he told Solomon that he had sold him to Edwin Epps?

4. How did Mary McCoy become the owner of the Norwood Plantation?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What type of consequences did Epps have to face for chasing the young and beautiful slave, Patsey in Chapter 16 of the book?

8. 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?

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

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