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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the raft that Solomon built for William Ford's lumber transporting business benefit Ford?
(a) The raft provided Ford with a cost-effective, high-profit yielding and efficient means to transport lumber.
(b) Ford became the only lumber supplier in Bayou Bœuf to own a swift-flowing, lumber-carrying raft.
(c) The raft became a prop that Ford used to promote his business while speaking before prospective customers.
(d) Ford and his unique raft were talked about in a positive way throughout Bayou Bœuf, and his business grew immensely.

3. What type of impression did Eliza give Solomon when she arrived in Williams' Slave Pen?
(a) The impression that she was familiar with Williams' Slave Pen.
(b) The impression that she had been a slave all of her life.
(c) The impression that she fetl out of place.
(d) The impression that she had lived above the level of a slave.

4. Why did Solomon want the old gentleman from New Orleans who was looking for a coachman to buy him?
(a) Because Solomon knew that it would not be difficult to hop on a steamer in New Orleans and head back to his life of freedom in New York.
(b) Because Solomon knew that a coachman got to travel a lot; and he loved to travel.
(c) Because Solomon knew that the demands made upon a coachman were a lot fewer than those made upon a slave.
(d) Because Solomon had always dreamed of being a coachman.

5. Why was it important to Chapin to keep a dog on the property of the great house where he and Solomon stayed?
(a) To alert them about thieves.
(b) To play with his grandchildren.
(c) To take with them in case they decided to go on a hunting trip.
(d) To alert them about intruders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seemed to suffer the most among Epps' slaves?

2. How was Solomon able to get directions to Ford's Plantation after his run through the Great Pacoudrie Swamp?

3. What two words could be used to accurately characterize slave owner, Edwin Epps?

4. How did Solomon describe the interaction among Eliza, Randall, and Emily at the time that they first saw each other?

5. How did Burch react when Solomon first met him and told him that he was feeling sick?

(see the answer key)

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