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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it important to Chapin to keep a dog on the property of the great house where he and Solomon stayed?
(a) To play with his grandchildren.
(b) To take with them in case they decided to go on a hunting trip.
(c) To alert them about thieves.
(d) To alert them about intruders.

2. If at any time during his travels with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton, Solomon felt any doubt about their true motive, what did he base it upon?
(a) Solomon never saw the circus.
(b) Brown and Hamilton changed the trio's original destination.
(c) Brown and Hamilton became overly anxious to get to Washington City.
(d) Brown and Hamilton traveled very slowly.

3. 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) They were upset about their life with Ford.
(d) The appeared to like to gossip.

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

5. 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) Brisk.
(d) Questionable.

6. In what order did the events listed take place in Solomon's life?
(a) He started his own business, worked hard, saved money, and got married.
(b) He got married, worked hard, saved money, and started his own business.
(c) He worked hard, started his own business, got married, and saved money.
(d) He saved money, started his own business, got married, and worked hard.

7. What major error did Solomon commit with respect to his perception of Brown and Hamilton?
(a) He considered both men to be quite entertaining.
(b) He considered himself lucky to have met them.
(c) He considered them to be his friends.
(d) He considered them to be sincere in their actions toward him.

8. 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.

9. Was there anything peculiar about Merrill Brown's or Abram Hamilton's behavior when the two men and Solomon were in Albany?
(a) Brown and Hamilton became anxious to get to the circus.
(b) Brown and Hamilton began talking about leaving the circus.
(c) Solomon noticed that Brown and Hamilton were whispering to one another most of the time.
(d) Brown and Hamilton were not as friendly to Solomon as they had been before.

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

11. How did Solomon describe the interaction among Eliza, Randall, and Emily at the time that they first saw each other?
(a) Pleasant and normal.
(b) Short and happy.
(c) Happy and emotional.
(d) Long and normal.

12. What inspired Solomon to want to help William Ford in the transporting of lumber?
(a) His desire to show that he was capable of handling the job better than Adam Taydem.
(b) His desire to show his high level of intelligence.
(c) His desire to impress William Ford.
(d) The kind manner that William Ford treated him and the other slaves.

13. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?
(a) They treated him in a business-like manner.
(b) They treated him like a hired hand.
(c) With kindness and respect.
(d) They did not speak to him very much.

14. What one element stood out when Tibeats set about to punish Solomon?
(a) That he always had to have help from others.
(b) That he did not seem to be able to punish Solomon by himself.
(c) That he was never sure that his plan would work because of Solomon's size.
(d) That he thought that he could punish Solomon by himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why was Jacob Brooks willing to accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?

3. Why did Solomon want the old gentleman from New Orleans who was looking for a coachman to buy him?

4. In general, how did Solomon view slave owner William Ford's position with regard to his views on religion and slavery?

5. How did the raft that Solomon built for William Ford's lumber transporting business benefit Ford?

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