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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of work did Mr. Eldret have Solomon handle for him?
(a) Land clearing.
(b) Cotton picking.
(c) Raft building.
(d) Loom building.

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

4. Why did Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave?
(a) Because no one had written a book about a free man subjected to slavery.
(b) Because he had always kept a journal about events in his life.
(c) Because he wanted to become rich and famous.
(d) Because there was widespread interest in the 12 years that he had spent in slavery.

5. What did the fact that William Ford was willing to buy Eliza's child, Emily, from slave dealer Theophilus Freeman say about Ford?
(a) That he believed in keeping slave family members together.
(b) That he knew that he could keep her around for many years to come.
(c) That he had another child slave at his plantation who could play with Emily.
(d) That he could get a good price for Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Solomon best be described as he argued with Burch right before his beating?

2. What did the fact that Tibeats appeared unexpectedly three times while Solomon was working for Eldret indicate about him?

3. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?

4. Which of his senses did Solomon rely on the most while trying to figure out what was happening around him after spending his first night at Williams' Slave Pen in Washington City?

5. What did the fact that William Ford's slave, Walton had worked for Ford all of his life and spoke well about him say about Ford?

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