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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following could be viewed as Epps' loss in the course of mistreating his slaves?
(a) Costs associated with constant leather whip replacements due to heavy use.
(b) A decrease in productivity due to his slaves having been beaten to the point of not being able to work.
(c) Profit loss resulting from the work of his slaves.
(d) Leading his son to believe that he did not have to respect.the slaves--even if they were older than him.

2. After Bass agreed to help Solomon regain his freedom, how did both men act toward each other around Epps?
(a) As if nothing was going on between them.
(b) Friendly as ever with one another.
(c) As if they did not like each other.
(d) They would say hello to one another on occasion.

3. How did Solomon view his carpentry work under Myers?
(a) As an opportunity to escape from the area.
(b) As an escape from Tibeats.
(c) As an escape from the ordinary.
(d) As a learning experience.

4. What did Bass view as a more effective means for getting help for Solomon to be freed from slavery?
(a) Traveling to Saratoga Sprngs himself.
(b) Getting Lawyer Henry B. Northrup to write a letter to the President of the United States.
(c) Sending a letter to the President of the United States.
(d) Traveling to Washington City to meet with the President of the United States to discuss Solomon's matter.

5. 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 better man.
(d) To determine who was the more intelligent man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Solomon feel about his father?

2. Aside from providing Solomon with favorable notoriety around Bayou Bœuf, his raft-building for Ford also provided him with which of the following?

3. Why did Edwin Epps refuse to get rid of Patsey despite being urged to do so by Mrs. Epps?

4. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?

5. Because it appeared that both the slaves and the white folks would put their differences aside at Chrismastime, what was the common denominator that encouraged both groups to do that?

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