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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shortly after buying them, how did William Ford show Solomon and the other slaves that he was compassionate toward them?
(a) He allowed the slaves to stop and rest frequently as they recuperate from small pox.
(b) He provided the slaves with frequent passes so that they could visit their relatives who lived close by.
(c) He allowed them to eat hearty meals in his mansion on a regular basis.
(d) He had a doctor examine the slaves regularly to make sure that their health was in good order.

2. What did Freeman's customers tend to keep in mind as they shopped around his pen?
(a) That Freeman was known to charge more than what his animals were really worth.
(b) That they were there to buy a clean and hardworking animal in tip-top condition.
(c) That regardless of the animal that they chose, they would get a good price from Freeman.
(d) That although Freeman had the highest prices in town, he did offer the best animals on the market.

3. How did the slaves treat Solomon after his ordeal with Tibeats was over?
(a) With curiosity.
(b) With kindness.
(c) With jealousy.
(d) With disinterest.

4. What did Solomon find to be unusual during his stay at the hospital for the treatment of small pox?
(a) That he was never given any medicine.
(b) That there were no doctors in the building.
(c) That the same nurse tended to him during his entire stay.
(d) That coffins were being built behind the hospital.

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

6. Which adjective pair best described Solomon, his brother, and father?
(a) Critical and respectable.
(b) Hardworking and respectable.
(c) Generous and hardworking.
(d) Fun-loving and fair.

7. Aside from providing Solomon with favorable notoriety around Bayou Bœuf, his raft-building for Ford also provided him with which of the following?
(a) A visiting pass to the plantation of his choice.
(b) A higher position among Ford's slaves.
(c) Experience in raft-building.
(d) Victory over Adam Taydem.

8. In general, how did Solomon view slave owner William Ford's position with regard to his views on religion and slavery?
(a) Firm.
(b) Puzzling.
(c) Understandable.
(d) Predictable.

9. 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?
(a) His sense of hearing.
(b) His sense of smell.
(c) His eyesight.
(d) His sense of touch.

10. 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) Orderly.
(b) Secretive.
(c) Questionable.
(d) Brisk.

11. How did Ford's other slaves--Sally, Rose, Walton, and John come across to Solomon when he met them?
(a) They did not complain about their life with Ford.
(b) They appeared to be religious.
(c) The appeared to like to gossip.
(d) They were upset about their life with Ford.

12. How could the outcome of the talk between William Ford and John M. Tibeats with respect to the mistreatment of Solomon be described?
(a) As a loss for Ford.
(b) As a loss for Chapin.
(c) As a victory for Ford.
(d) As a victory for Tibeats.

13. In general, how did Mrs. Berry and her daughter feel about Eliza?
(a) Mrs. Berry and her daughter did not like Eliza.
(b) Mrs. Berry and her daughter were very fond of Eliza.
(c) Mrs. Berry and her daughter had a lot of respect Eliza.
(d) Mrs. Berry and her daughter felt sorry for Eliza.

14. 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?
(a) That Ford was basically a good man.
(b) That Walton had been instructed to not say anything bad about Ford.
(c) That Ford never sold his slaves.
(d) That working for Ford was easy.

15. Why was Clemens Ray upset as he headed south aboard the Orleans?
(a) He was having to leave longtime friends behind.
(b) He was being separated from his wife.
(c) He was not sure who his new master was going to be.
(d) He was having to leave his children behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what order did the events listed take place in Solomon's life?

2. What major error did Solomon commit with respect to his perception of Brown and Hamilton?

3. What separated William Ford from other slave owners in Bayou Bœuf?

4. Who suffered the worst loss of all during the slave sale at Freeman's?

5. Why was Solomon confident that everything would be fine at home if he left town with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton?

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