The Prophets Quizzes

The Prophets Quiz 1

1 What is Essie’s act of rebellion at the end of the novel?
She stabs Paul.

She kills Solomon, the son that Paul forced her to bear.

She sets the plantation on fire.

She runs away with Amos.
2 How has Paul’s mother affected the plantation?
It is named Elizabeth in her honor.

She wanted it to be a strawberry farm.

It is planted with her favorite flowers.

She bought the slaves.
3 Why does Amos ask Massa Paul if he can preach to the slaves?
Amos wants to conduct secret meetings away from the cotton fields.

Amos believes that if he converts the slaves to Christianity, Massa Paul will respect his marriage to Essie.

He overheard Paul talking about how the slaves needed Christianity.

He truly believes in the Christian God.
4 Why does Maggie loathe James?
He told Ruth a lie about her.

He shot her in the leg.

He raped her and tried to kill her.

He killed her daughter.
5 Why does Maggie dislike children?
She once raised an annoying child.

She thinks they are too noisy.

She has bad memories of being forced to breastfeed Ruth’s children.

She had too many siblings as a child.
6 How did Samuel come to the plantation?
He was born there.

He was found in the woods.

He was sold to the plantation as a teenager.

He arrived there as a baby.
7 How is Timothy different from Paul and Ruth?
He wants to get married immediately.

He studied in the North, and has slight abolitionist sympathies.

He was adopted.

He disagrees with slavery and refuses to own slaves.
8 Why does Paul disapprove of Timothy?
He wanted a daughter instead.

He knows that Timothy is homosexual.

He thinks that Timothy is not his real son.

Paul believes that Timothy is too ‘soft’ to continue his work on the plantation.
9 Why does Ruth dislike Adam?
He has made advances on her.

He accidentally tripped her one time.

He insulted her.

He is Paul’s illegitimate child.
10 How did Essie and Isaiah become friends?
They met as children.

They were never friends.

They came to Empty together.

When forced to have sex in The Fucking Place, they grew closer.
11 Why is the tribe so distressed at having the strangers in their village?
The strangers have hurt one of their villagers.

The strangers smell strange.

They dislike having visitors before an important ceremony.

They believe the strangers are skinless demons, or some kind of abomination of nature.
12 Why does King Akusa allow the strangers to stay in her village?
She is cautious of acting hastily and upsetting the ancestors.

She wants to make friends.

She enjoys having strangers.

She is fascinated by their skin color.
13 How does Brother Gabriel react to the marriage ceremony between Kosii and Elewa?
He thinks it is a warrior ritual at first, then is dismayed to find out it was a marriage between two men.

He is concerned about the welfare of Kosii and Elewa.

He is approving of the celebrations.

He does not see the marriage ceremony.
14 How did Sarah come to the Halifax plantation?
She was sold here as a baby.

She was forcibly separated from her lover, Mary, at another plantation.

She was born there.

She does not remember.
15 What kind of ceremony are Kosii and Elewa having?
They are getting married.

They are being initiated into the tribe as warriors.

They are celebrating their birthdays.

They are commemorating the dead.
16 Who is Essie's lover?
Samuel

Isaiah

Amos

Paul
17 Who does Puah have feelings for?
Samuel

Amos

Sarah

Isaiah
18 How did Essie and Amos meet?
They met by the river when they were bathing.

They met as adults when Essie confessed her attraction to Amos.

Paul chose him out of a lineup of male slaves to impregnate Essie.

They grew up together as children.
19 What is Adam's job on the plantation?
A farmhand

The coach-driver

An overseer

A cotton-picker
20 Who is Be Auntie sleeping with?
Amos

Samuel

Zeke

James
21 Who tells Massa Paul about Samuel and Isaiah’s relationship?
James

Ruth

Amos

Essie
22 Why is James so cruel to the slaves?
He dislikes farm workers.

He had a bad experience with a slave as a child.

He is ashamed and insecure of how similar their economic statuses are.

He wants to impress Paul.
23 What is James’s response to Samuel and Isaiah’s relationship?
He thinks it is best to leave them be, as it does not affect their work in the barn.

He advises Paul to kill them.

He knew it all along.

He thinks that Samuel and Isaiah should be separated immediately.
24 Why does Adam avoid the Big House?
He does not like the smell of flowers.

He is afraid of running into Timothy.

Ruth dislikes him and in the past, has laid traps for him to get him punished.

He does not want to get the houes dirty.
25 Who tries to stop Amos when he goes to tell Paul about Samuel and Isaiah?
Be Auntie

Puah

Maggie

Essie

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