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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Frying pancakes in a hat.
(b) Ventriloquism.
(c) Legerdemain.
(d) Causing invisible pigs to squeal.

2. What became a problem with the letter that Solomon had Englishman John Manning mail?
(a) John Manning never mailed the letter.
(b) Solomon directed the letter to an official who was not authorized to help him regain his freedom.
(c) John Manning decided to deliver the letter in person and never reached New York.
(d) Solomon did not provide information concerning his location within it.

3. How were Solomon and the other slaves treated around Goodin's Pen in Richmond, Virginia?
(a) They were treated with limited time and attention.
(b) They were treated like valued friends.
(c) They were treated like merchandise.
(d) They were treated with the utmost dignity and respect.

4. How did Solomon feel about his father?
(a) Solomon had a lot of love and respect for his father.
(b) Solomon loved his father, but had little if any respect for him.
(c) Solomon respected his father, but did not love him.
(d) Solomon did not know his father, so he did not have any feelings for him.

5. How did Radburn treat Solomon following the beating by Burch?
(a) With understanding.
(b) With mixed feelings.
(c) With a bad attitude.
(d) With cruelty.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Solomon should have been paying attention to anything that was happening while he traveled with Brown and Hamilton that may have been a clear indicator that things may not really be the way that they appeared to be, what should it have been?

2. What did Solomon learn while spending time in the yard outside Williams' Slave Pen?

3. Based on the description that Solomon wrote, what did his room at Williams' Pen Slave Pen resemble?

4. What type of reputation did Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs?

5. Was there anything peculiar about Merrill Brown's or Abram Hamilton's behavior when the two men and Solomon were in Albany?

(see the answer key)

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