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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) That it was restricted.
(b) That it was based on the honor system.
(c) That it was unsupervised.
(d) That it was risky.

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. What was the basis of the quarrel that took place between Solomon and Burch?
(a) Whether Solomon was a hard worker.
(b) Whether Solomon was jealous of Burch.
(c) Whether Solomon was a free man.
(d) Whether Solomon was stronger than Burch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was likely to be behind the idea of Jacob Brooks taking Eliza to get her freedom papers?

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

3. What circumstances allowed Solomon Northrup to be born a free man?

4. If at any time during his travels with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton, Solomon felt any doubt about their true motive, what did he base it upon?

5. Why did Solomon trust Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton when he first met them?

(see the answer key)

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