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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Solomon confident that everything would be fine at home if he left town with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton?
(a) Because he trusted his wife, Anne to handle things while he was gone. She had done it before.
(b) Because all of his family members were engaged in routine activities.
(c) Because the children did not need a babysitter; and his wife, Anne was too busy to notice his absence.
(d) Because he did not expect to be gone for very long.

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?
(a) Brisk.
(b) Secretive.
(c) Questionable.
(d) Orderly.

3. What was the purpose of having Jacob Brooks accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) To vouch for her qualifications so that she would be issued freedom papers.
(b) To mislead her into a life of slavery.
(c) To help her find the place where freedom papers were issued since she did not know how to get there.
(d) To make sure that the proper freedom papers were issued to her.

4. What did Solomon learn while spending time in the yard outside Williams' Slave Pen?
(a) He learned that other slaves had escaped from that yard.
(b) He learned that there were other slave pens nearby.
(c) He learned that some of the slaves were planning to escape.
(d) He learned the background of the other slaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of reputation did Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs?

3. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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