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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Overall, how was Solomon likely to feel about John Tibeats?
(a) That he made threats, but was not capable of carrying them out.
(b) That he should be able to handle him.
(c) That he was actually a coward.
(d) That he did not know how to fight.

2. 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 make sure that the proper freedom papers were issued to her.
(c) To help her find the place where freedom papers were issued since she did not know how to get there.
(d) To mislead her into a life of slavery.

3. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?
(a) Mrs. Ford liked living extravagantly.
(b) The bank that he used has closed.
(c) The debt was not his--it was actually his brother's.
(d) The debt was not his--it was actually his sister's.

4. How did the raft that Solomon built for William Ford's lumber transporting business benefit Ford?
(a) The raft provided Ford with a cost-effective, high-profit yielding and efficient means to transport lumber.
(b) Ford became the only lumber supplier in Bayou Bœuf to own a swift-flowing, lumber-carrying raft.
(c) Ford and his unique raft were talked about in a positive way throughout Bayou Bœuf, and his business grew immensely.
(d) The raft became a prop that Ford used to promote his business while speaking before prospective customers.

5. What was the likely reason that Tibeats went off and returned with a couple of men following his fight with Solomon?
(a) Tibeats had a problem with his right shoulder.
(b) Tibeats had paid them to help him fight Solomon.
(c) He was not sure that he could handle a fight against Solomon by himself.
(d) The men were known to be available at any time that Tibeats needed them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Aside from Bibles, what did William Ford provide his slaves that other slave owners seemed to overlook or not consider to provide them with at all?

3. Why was Clemens Ray upset as he headed south aboard the Orleans?

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

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

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