Twelve Years a Slave Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How do people in the South make money at the time that Solomon is sold to Edwin Epps? (from Chapters 11-15)

By catching possums.

By turning in slave dealers.

By raising pigs.

By catching runaway slaves.

2.

Why does Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave? (from Chapters 1-5)

Because he wants to become rich and famous.

Because he has always kept a journal about events in his life.

Because there is widespread interest in the 12 years that he has spent in slavery.

Because no one has written a book on a free man subjected to slavery.

3.

How is Solomon affected by the fact that a long time has passed and Bass has not received a reply to his letters? (from Chapters 16-20)

He begins to wonder whether he should trust Bass.

He starts feeling impatient.

He begins to wonder whether the letter recipients can help him at all.

He starts feeling depressed.

4.

Who suffers the worst loss of all during the slave sale at Freeman's? (from Chapters 6-10)

Theophilus Freeman.

The planter from Natchez.

The gentleman looking for a coachman.

Eliza.

5.

How can the purchase of Solomon, Eliza, and Harry from Freeman be viewed? (from Chapters 6-10)

As an unlucky one for all of them.

As a lucky one for all of them.

As an unlucky one for Solomon and Eliza only.

As a lucky one for Harry and Solomon only.

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