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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Solomon feel about the way that Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treated him while on the way to New York?
(a) He questioned the way that they treated him.
(b) He felt good about the way the men treated him.
(c) He felt that the men should have treated him better.
(d) He did not have an opinion about the way the men treated him.

2. What was the likely thought type that raised the level of respect for Marshall among those who lived in Bayou Bœuf after he killed the man from Natchez?
(a) That he was the best--even if he wasn't in the West.
(b) That he was good at keeping outsiders out of the area.
(c) That they liked him before--and that they liked him even more then.
(d) That he was the toughest man around.

3. What did the fact that Tibeats appeared unexpectedly three times while Solomon was working for Eldret indicate about him?
(a) That he wanted to see whether Solomon worked harder for Eldret than he did for him.
(b) That he was looking for ways to get even with Solomon.
(c) That he was curious about how Eldret and Solomon got along with each another.
(d) That he wanted to get Solomon in trouble with Eldret.

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

5. How did the raft that Solomon built for William Ford's lumber transporting business benefit Ford?
(a) The raft provided Ford with a cost-effective, high-profit yielding and efficient means to transport lumber.
(b) Ford and his unique raft were talked about in a positive way throughout Bayou Bœuf, and his business grew immensely.
(c) The raft became a prop that Ford used to promote his business while speaking before prospective customers.
(d) Ford became the only lumber supplier in Bayou Bœuf to own a swift-flowing, lumber-carrying raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspired Solomon to want to help William Ford in the transporting of lumber?

2. What did the fact that William Ford's slave, Walton had worked for Ford all of his life and spoke well about him say about Ford?

3. 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?

4. What one element stood out when Tibeats set about to punish Solomon?

5. Realistically, what did Solomon's owner, John M. Tibeats consider him to be?

(see the answer key)

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