Twelve Years a Slave Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the primary reason that Solomon asks the reader to follow Bass' letters as they make their way to the right people who can help him regain his freedom? (from Chapters 16-20)

To keep the reader interested.

To provide the reader with better insight.

To help the reader understand how hard it is to regain freedom.

To allow the reader to learn the process of restoring one's freedom.

2.

What does Epps' delight in his young son's bad treatment of older slaves indicate about him? (from Chapters 16-20)

That it is acceptable to whip older people, as long as they are slaves.

That he does not have to respect his elders.

That he is proud that his son is learning the ropes of his business.

That he is teaching his son a poor set of values.

3.

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.

4.

What type of reputation does Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs? (from Chapters 1-5)

Educated and hardworking.

Clean-cut and respectable.

Hardworking and respectable.

Trustworthy and educated.

5.

Who presides over the higher court that Solomon refers to when Burch is cleared of charges for having wrongfully enslaved him? (from Chapters 21-22)

God.

Overseer Chapin.

Judge Darwin.

Judge Turner.

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