The Prophets Quizzes

The Prophets Quiz 1

1 What is Essie’s act of rebellion at the end of the novel?
She sets the plantation on fire.

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

She stabs Paul.

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.

She bought the slaves.

It is planted with her favorite flowers.
3 Why does Amos ask Massa Paul if he can preach to the slaves?
He overheard Paul talking about how the slaves needed Christianity.

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 truly believes in the Christian God.
4 Why does Maggie loathe James?
He raped her and tried to kill her.

He shot her in the leg.

He told Ruth a lie about her.

He killed her daughter.
5 Why does Maggie dislike children?
She has bad memories of being forced to breastfeed Ruth’s children.

She once raised an annoying child.

She had too many siblings as a child.

She thinks they are too noisy.
6 How did Samuel come to the plantation?
He was sold to the plantation as a teenager.

He was found in the woods.

He arrived there as a baby.

He was born there.
7 How is Timothy different from Paul and Ruth?
He studied in the North, and has slight abolitionist sympathies.

He wants to get married immediately.

He was adopted.

He disagrees with slavery and refuses to own slaves.
8 Why does Paul disapprove of Timothy?
Paul believes that Timothy is too ‘soft’ to continue his work on the plantation.

He wanted a daughter instead.

He knows that Timothy is homosexual.

He thinks that Timothy is not his real son.
9 Why does Ruth dislike Adam?
He accidentally tripped her one time.

He has made advances on her.

He is Paul’s illegitimate child.

He insulted her.
10 How did Essie and Isaiah become friends?
They came to Empty together.

When forced to have sex in The Fucking Place, they grew closer.

They were never friends.

They met as children.
11 Why is the tribe so distressed at having the strangers in their village?
The strangers smell strange.

The strangers have hurt one of their villagers.

They believe the strangers are skinless demons, or some kind of abomination of nature.

They dislike having visitors before an important ceremony.
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 is fascinated by their skin color.

She enjoys having strangers.
13 How does Brother Gabriel react to the marriage ceremony between Kosii and Elewa?
He does not see the marriage ceremony.

He is concerned about the welfare of Kosii and Elewa.

He is approving of the celebrations.

He thinks it is a warrior ritual at first, then is dismayed to find out it was a marriage between two men.
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 celebrating their birthdays.

They are being initiated into the tribe as warriors.

They are commemorating the dead.

They are getting married.
16 Who is Essie's lover?
Samuel

Isaiah

Amos

Paul
17 Who does Puah have feelings for?
Amos

Samuel

Isaiah

Sarah
18 How did Essie and Amos meet?
They met as adults when Essie confessed her attraction to Amos.

They grew up together as children.

They met by the river when they were bathing.

Paul chose him out of a lineup of male slaves to impregnate Essie.
19 What is Adam's job on the plantation?
The coach-driver

An overseer

A farmhand

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

James

Samuel

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

Ruth

Essie

Amos
22 Why is James so cruel to the slaves?
He had a bad experience with a slave as a child.

He wants to impress Paul.

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

He dislikes farm workers.
23 What is James’s response to Samuel and Isaiah’s relationship?
He advises Paul to kill them.

He thinks that Samuel and Isaiah should be separated immediately.

He knew it all along.

He thinks it is best to leave them be, as it does not affect their work in the barn.
24 Why does Adam avoid the Big House?
He does not like the smell of flowers.

He is afraid of running into Timothy.

He does not want to get the houes dirty.

Ruth dislikes him and in the past, has laid traps for him to get him punished.
25 Who tries to stop Amos when he goes to tell Paul about Samuel and Isaiah?
Essie

Maggie

Be Auntie

Puah

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