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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Solomon confident that everything would be fine at home if he left town with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton?
(a) Because the children did not need a babysitter; and his wife, Anne was too busy to notice his absence.
(b) Because he trusted his wife, Anne to handle things while he was gone. She had done it before.
(c) Because all of his family members were engaged in routine activities.
(d) Because he did not expect to be gone for very long.

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

3. 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 knew that he could keep her around for many years to come.
(b) That he had another child slave at his plantation who could play with Emily.
(c) That he could get a good price for Emily.
(d) That he believed in keeping slave family members together.

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

5. How could Solomon best be described as he argued with Burch right before his beating?
(a) He was committed.
(b) He was unyielding.
(c) He was remorseful.
(d) He was aggressive.

6. Which of the entertainment-type acts that Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton specialized in could account for their ability to persuade Solomon to travel with them based on a promise of high wages that unexpectedly took a turn and thrust him into the clutches of slavery instead?
(a) Legerdemain.
(b) Frying pancakes in a hat.
(c) Ventriloquism.
(d) Causing invisible pigs to squeal.

7. Why did Tibeats not attack Ford when Ford confronted him about his mistreatment of Solomon?
(a) Because Tibeats respected Ford as a man.
(b) Because Ford was a lot older than him and he did not fight older men.
(c) Because he was planning to attack Ford at a later time.
(d) Because he knew that he would get in trouble with Chapin.

8. Why did Lawson take off in such high speed to find William Ford upon Chapin's request?
(a) He wanted to impress Mr. Chapin.
(b) He really wanted to get Solomon some help.
(c) He wanted to show just how fast he could make his mule run.
(d) He wanted to beat the last speed record he set while running his mule into town.

9. Why was Jacob Brooks willing to accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) Because he knew his way around the City, and could help Eliza find the place where freedom papers were issued with ease.
(b) Because he wanted to help Mrs. Berry and her daughter carry out their revenge against Eliza.
(c) Because he wanted to impress Mrs. Berry and her daughter.
(d) Because he was a gentleman and did not mind accompanying Eliza.

10. 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 coffins were being built behind the hospital.
(d) That the same nurse tended to him during his entire stay.

11. 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 victory for Ford.
(b) As a victory for Tibeats.
(c) As a loss for Ford.
(d) As a loss for Chapin.

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

13. Why did Solomon trust Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton when he first met them?
(a) They offered him an opportunity to earn high wages.
(b) They gave him the impression that they had his best interest in mind.
(c) They were violin music composers.
(d) They recognized his violin-playing potential.

14. Why did William Ford feel obligated to settle his brother's debt?
(a) Because his brother could not take care of his debts.
(b) Because he had previously involved himself in it.
(c) Because he had promised his father that he would always take care of his brother.
(d) Because his brother had approached him for help.

15. How did Arthur's life change when the Orleans reached the dock in New Orleans?
(a) Arthur discovered that his wife and children were gone.
(b) Arthur was stricken with small pox and was no longer able to work.
(c) Arthur was rescued and was able to return to a life of freedom.
(d) Arthur was sold to a kind planter who treated his slaves with dignity and respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of impression did Eliza give Solomon when she arrived in Williams' Slave Pen?

2. In general, how did Mrs. Berry and her daughter feel about Eliza?

3. Based on the description that Solomon wrote, what did his room at Williams' Pen Slave Pen resemble?

4. How could the purchase of Solomon, Eliza, and Harry from Freeman be viewed?

5. In one word, how could William Ford's overseer, Chapin be described?

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