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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Solomon learn as he was making his way to the Epps house with his rescuers?
(a) That it had been extremely hard for his rescuers to locate him.
(b) That he might get some resistance from his master (Epps) with regard to letting him go.
(c) That it might still take another year for him to be set fully free.
(d) That his wife and children were all fine.

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

3. What happened after Solomon filed his complaint against Burch?
(a) A warrant was issued for Burch's arrest.
(b) One of the townsfolks read the complaint and started talking about it to others.
(c) His complaint was filed away by a clerk.
(d) Solomon and Lawyer Henry Northrup went rested at a local hotel.

4. How did Freeman's customers view the idea of buying slaves from the same family?
(a) They did not like the idea at all.
(b) They viewed it as a great idea that could keep a slave family together.
(c) They tried to make slave family-type purchases, because they could get two slaves for the price of one.
(d) They do not view the idea at all--they were simply there to make a slave purchase.

5. What major error did Solomon commit with respect to his perception of Brown and Hamilton?
(a) He considered both men to be quite entertaining.
(b) He considered them to be his friends.
(c) He considered himself lucky to have met them.
(d) He considered them to be sincere in their actions toward him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Solomon confident that everything would be fine at home if he left town with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton?

2. Which of the entertainment-type acts that Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton specialized in could account for their ability to persuade Solomon to travel with them based on a promise of high wages that unexpectedly took a turn and thrust him into the clutches of slavery instead?

3. The approach toward Solomon by two individuals on the Epps Plantation signaled which of the following?

4. Which of the following critter types was most costly to the planters?

5. Who was an unlikely slave driver who actually was one?

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