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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who seemed to suffer the most among Epps' slaves?
(a) Patsey.
(b) Bob.
(c) Phebe.
(d) Wiley.

2. What seemed to be most valued by Epps' slaves at Christmastime?
(a) The Leave Passes.
(b) The singing that took place.
(c) The Christmas Supper.
(d) The Christmas Dance.

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

4. Who was an unlikely slave driver who actually was one?
(a) Solomon Northrup.
(b) William Ford.
(c) Mrs. William Ford.
(d) Mary McCoy.

5. What was Solomon doing when the carriage whisked by on its way to the main house of the Epps Plantation?
(a) He was helping Mrs. Epps in the garden.
(b) He was working in the field.
(c) He was having his breakfast.
(d) He was dropping his fish trap into the water.

6. How was Solomon's hiring by Avery fateful in nature?
(a) Solomon began working for Avery on a full-time basis.
(b) Avery paid Solomon for the work that he did for him.
(c) Solomon had learned carpentry from his father.
(d) Solomon met Bass while working for Avery.

7. What had Epps threatened the slaves with before the carriage came into the Epps Plantation, headed for the main house?
(a) Withholding their meals for the next couple of days.
(b) Forcing them to work in the cold.
(c) Forcing them to stay up and dance with him for the next three nights.
(d) A whipping for not working enough.

8. How could Bass' efforts to help Solomon regain his freedom be described?
(a) As frequent as possible.
(b) As inconsistent as can be imagined.
(c) As consistent as possible.
(d) As infrequent as possible.

9. What did the fact that Epps bought a large plantation that the slaves had actually earned for him reveal about him?
(a) That he felt that he deserved it.
(b) That he stole from the hard labor of others.
(c) That he did not see anything wrong with doing that.
(d) That he thought of absolutely no one but himself.

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

11. Who had Solomon been thinking about right before the carriage went by on its way to the main house of the Epps Plantation?
(a) His wife, Anne.
(b) Cephas Parker.
(c) HIs father, Mintus.
(d) Samuel Bass.

12. What type of support did Bass contribute toward Solomon's quest for freedom?
(a) Letter writing, research, and moral.
(b) Letter writing, intellectual, and legal.
(c) Letter writing, unjust, and illegal.
(d) Letter writing, financial, and moral.

13. Who was in the carriage that flew by Solomon and the other slaves, headed toward the main house of the Epps Plantation?
(a) Lawyer Henry B. Northrup and the Sheriff.
(b) John Tibeats and Lawyer Henry B. Northrup.
(c) William Ford and Lawyer Henry B. Northrup.
(d) Mary McCoy and the Sheriff.

14. Why did Solomon have a different attitude about working for Judge Turner?
(a) Because Judge Turner paid him and he felt rewarded for his work.
(b) Because Judge Turner provideed very good meals for his workers.
(c) Because Judge Turner and William Ford were friends; and Solomon wanted to make a good impression.
(d) Because he and Judge Turner were friends.

15. How did Mary McCoy become the owner of the Norwood Plantation?
(a) She purchased it from William Ford.
(b) She inherited the Plantation from her parents who died.
(c) She bought it from Edwin Epps.
(d) Her late husband willed it to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were men in the North not allowed to settle disputes with pistols or fistfights?

2. What was the primary reason for the inharmonious nature of Epps Plantation with the environment around it?

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

4. In which of the following areas was the slaves' level of understanding most underestimated by those outside slavery?

5. For the most part, why did whippings occur with high frequency at the Epps plantation?

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