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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. What was Epps' status at the time that he bought Solomon from John Tibeats?
(a) He was a new person in the community.
(b) He was a plantation owner.
(c) He was a respected member of the community.
(d) He was a renter.

2. In one word, describe the type of work that Edwin Epps' slave driver did for him.
(a) Efficient.
(b) Deceptive.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Safe.

3. What was the reason upon which Solomon based his bellief that Bass had left Marksville quietly?
(a) He was not sure that he had performed his carpentry work to the liking of Avery.
(b) He did not want anything else to do with Solomon.
(c) He had business to take care of in New Orleans.
(d) So that he (Bass) could help him with his endeavor of regaining his freedom.

4. What was the nature of the meetings that Bass held with Solomon with regard to restoring his freedom?
(a) Secretive.
(b) Illegal.
(c) Typical.
(d) Open.

5. Based on Author Northrup's description of the Christmastime gatherings attended by slaves and plantation owners, what seemed to be missing from the festivities?
(a) Children.
(b) Food.
(c) Clergymen.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one thing that slaves who get married at Christmastime had to have in order to take their vows?

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

3. Overall, what was Epps most concerned about when Solomon fell ill?

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

5. What did Bass view as a more effective means for getting help for Solomon to be freed from slavery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16 of the book, how did Solomon lead Epps to believe that he was making the slaves work hard in the cotton field?

3. In Chapter 13 of the story, how did Epps show little concern if any when Solomon fell ill?

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

5. What type of situations involved long waiting times that Solomon had to endure in Chapter 20 of the book?

6. In Chapter 13 of the story, what was expected of the slaves who worked the cotton fields for Epps?

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

8. What could cause trouble for the slaves weighing the cotton that they had picked at the plantation run by Epps in Chapter 13 of the book?

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

10. How did Samuel Bass show others that he was against slavery in Chapter 19 of the book?

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