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

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

3. What type of reputation did Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs?
(a) Hardworking and respectable.
(b) Clean-cut and respectable.
(c) Trustworthy and educated.
(d) Educated and hardworking.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Solomon feel about his father?

2. 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?

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

4. How did Solomon describe the interaction among Eliza, Randall, and Emily at the time that they first saw each other?

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

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