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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a free man.
(d) Whether Solomon was stronger than Burch.

2. How did Burch react when Solomon first met him and told him that he was feeling sick?
(a) He did not react. He continued to go about his business.
(b) He suggested that Solomon stay in bed until he felt better.
(c) He was sympathetic and offered Solomon his help.
(d) He sent for a doctor immediately.

3. What was the purpose of having Jacob Brooks accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) To make sure that the proper freedom papers were issued to her.
(b) To mislead her into a life of slavery.
(c) To vouch for her qualifications so that she would be issued freedom papers.
(d) To help her find the place where freedom papers were issued since she did not know how to get there.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave?

2. What did Solomon learn while spending time in the yard outside Williams' Slave Pen?

3. 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?

4. Who was likely to be behind the idea of Jacob Brooks taking Eliza to get her freedom papers?

5. What did Freeman's customers tend to keep in mind as they shopped around his pen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6 of the book, how did slave dealer Theoplilus Freeman treat the slaves whom he owned?

2. In Chapter 6 of the book, what did Freeman's customers do to examine his merchandise before making a purchase?

3. In Chapter 8 of the book, how did Mr. Chapin protect Solomon from being hurt or murdered by John Tibeats?

4. What lead Solomon to believe that he could consider Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton to be friends of his in Chapter 2 of the book?

5. In Chapter 2 of the book, why did Solomon decide to leave Saratoga Springs and head for New York?

6. In Chapter 10 of the story, why did Solomon fear for his life during his trek through the Great Pacoudrie Swamp?

7. In Chapter 6 of the book, what type of slave did Freeman's customers want to buy?

8. What prompted Solomon to want to help William Ford in terms of saving time and raising profits in Chapter 7 of the book?

9. In Chapter 2 of the book, how did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton persuade Solomon to travel to New York with them?

10. How was the slaves' departure from Washington City carried out in Chapter 4 of the book?

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