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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Burch react when Solomon first met him and told him that he was feeling sick?
(a) He was sympathetic and offered Solomon his help.
(b) He did not react. He continued to go about his business.
(c) He sent for a doctor immediately.
(d) He suggested that Solomon stay in bed until he felt better.

2. Who was likely to be behind the idea of Jacob Brooks taking Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) Mrs. Berry and her daughter.
(b) Elisha Berry.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Jacob Brooks.

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

4. From what Solomon could tell, what was the exterior design of Williams' Slave Pen in Washington City supposed to accomplish?
(a) Provide shelter from rain.
(b) Impress the neighbors.
(c) Attract attention.
(d) Conceal the slaves.

5. Why did Solomon trust Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton when he first met them?
(a) They were violin music composers.
(b) They offered him an opportunity to earn high wages.
(c) They gave him the impression that they had his best interest in mind.
(d) They recognized his violin-playing potential.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which adjective pair best described Solomon, his brother, and father?

2. What became a problem with the letter that Solomon had Englishman John Manning mail?

3. What could be said about the type of access that Solomon and the other slaves had with respect to the yard that surrounded Williams' Slave Pen?

4. What was the purpose of having Jacob Brooks accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?

5. How did Arthur's life change when the Orleans reached the dock in New Orleans?

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