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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What circumstances allowed Solomon Northrup to be born a free man?
(a) Solomon had been born in Canada, and his family had migrated to the United States.
(b) Solomon's mother was a free woman.
(c) Solomon was born after the United States Civil War.
(d) Solomon's father was a free man.

2. How were Solomon and Arthur (the slave who boards the Orleans in Norfolk) fundamentally alike?
(a) They both loved and played the violin.
(b) They both shared a desire to escape from slavery.
(c) They both had families to support.
(d) They were both free men.

3. 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 did not know his father, so he did not have any feelings for him.
(d) Solomon respected his father, but did not love him.

4. Why was it important to Chapin to keep a dog on the property of the great house where he and Solomon stayed?
(a) To alert them about intruders.
(b) To take with them in case they decided to go on a hunting trip.
(c) To alert them about thieves.
(d) To play with his grandchildren.

5. How could the outcome of the talk between William Ford and John M. Tibeats with respect to the mistreatment of Solomon be described?
(a) As a victory for Tibeats.
(b) As a victory for Ford.
(c) As a loss for Chapin.
(d) As a loss for Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from providing Solomon with favorable notoriety around Bayou Bœuf, his raft-building for Ford also provided him with which of the following?

2. Why did Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave?

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

4. In what order did the events listed take place in Solomon's life?

5. How were Solomon and the other slaves treated around Goodin's Pen in Richmond, Virginia?

(see the answer key)

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