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

2. In general, how did Mrs. Berry and her daughter feel about Eliza?
(a) Mrs. Berry and her daughter felt sorry for Eliza.
(b) Mrs. Berry and her daughter did not like Eliza.
(c) Mrs. Berry and her daughter had a lot of respect Eliza.
(d) Mrs. Berry and her daughter were very fond of Eliza.

3. How can the manner in which Solomon, Eliza, and the other slaves were led from Williams' Slave Pen and onto the Orleans best be described?
(a) Brisk.
(b) Questionable.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Orderly.

4. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?
(a) With kindness and respect.
(b) They treated him like a hired hand.
(c) They did not speak to him very much.
(d) They treated him in a business-like manner.

5. Why was Clemens Ray upset as he headed south aboard the Orleans?
(a) He was having to leave his children behind.
(b) He was being separated from his wife.
(c) He was having to leave longtime friends behind.
(d) He was not sure who his new master was going to be.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why was Jacob Brooks willing to accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?

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