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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 allowed them to eat hearty meals in his mansion on a regular basis.
(c) He provided the slaves with frequent passes so that they could visit their relatives who lived close by.
(d) He had a doctor examine the slaves regularly to make sure that their health was in good order.

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

4. What became a problem with the letter that Solomon had Englishman John Manning mail?
(a) John Manning decided to deliver the letter in person and never reached New York.
(b) Solomon did not provide information concerning his location within it.
(c) John Manning never mailed the letter.
(d) Solomon directed the letter to an official who was not authorized to help him regain his freedom.

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

6. 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.

7. 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?
(a) Skillet.
(b) Fork.
(c) Bath soap.
(d) Winter clothing.

8. How were Solomon and the other slaves treated around Goodin's Pen in Richmond, Virginia?
(a) They were treated with limited time and attention.
(b) They were treated like valued friends.
(c) They were treated like merchandise.
(d) They were treated with the utmost dignity and respect.

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 were not as friendly to Solomon as they had been before.
(c) Brown and Hamilton began talking about leaving the circus.
(d) Solomon noticed that Brown and Hamilton were whispering to one another most of the time.

10. Based on the description that Solomon wrote, what did his room at Williams' Pen Slave Pen resemble?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A prison cell.
(c) A shed.
(d) A hide-out.

11. Who was likely to be behind the idea of Jacob Brooks taking Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) Jacob Brooks.
(b) Elisha Berry.
(c) Mrs. Berry and her daughter.
(d) Eliza.

12. Why did Chapin send for Ford when he was the overseer of Ford's Plantation?
(a) Because he felt that Ford had the final word on any dispute with Tibeats.
(b) Because he was afraid of Tibeats.
(c) Because he knew that Ford was likely to have the Sheriff present when dealing with Tibeats.
(d) Because he knew that Tibeats would not attack Ford.

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

14. What circumstances allowed Solomon Northrup to be born a free man?
(a) Solomon's father was a free man.
(b) Solomon was born after the United States Civil War.
(c) Solomon had been born in Canada, and his family had migrated to the United States.
(d) Solomon's mother was a free woman.

15. How did Solomon view his carpentry work under Myers?
(a) As an escape from Tibeats.
(b) As an escape from the ordinary.
(c) As an opportunity to escape from the area.
(d) As a learning experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an important factor to the slaves at the time that they were sold?

2. How did Ford's other slaves--Sally, Rose, Walton, and John come across to Solomon when he met them?

3. Which of the following was one thing that Tibeats had a reputation of using when trying to out-maneuver his enemies?

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

5. For the most part, how did Solomon consider his life as a slave for William Ford to be?

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