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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. Why did William Ford feel obligated to settle his brother's debt?
(a) Because his brother had approached him for help.
(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 could not take care of his debts.

2. 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.

3. Which of the following was one thing that Tibeats had a reputation of using when trying to out-maneuver his enemies?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A pistol.
(c) The element of surprise.
(d) A pack of dogs.

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

5. What could be said about the type of access that Solomon and the other slaves had with respect to the yard that surrounded Williams' Slave Pen?
(a) That it was unsupervised.
(b) That it was based on the honor system.
(c) That it was restricted.
(d) That it was risky.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?

5. What inspired Solomon to want to help William Ford in the transporting of lumber?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Solomon prove to be a resourceful type of person for his master, William Ford in Chapter 7 of the book?

3. In Chapter 1 of his book, how was Author Solomon Northrup able to depict his early years in life as normal?

4. In Chapter 7 of the book, what set William Ford apart from the way that other slave owners treated their slaves?

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

6. 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?

7. In the opening Chapter of the book, what did Solomon Northrup acknowledge as a contributing factor in his decision to write his book?

8. In Chapter 7 of the book, how could Solomon's new master, William Ford be characterized?

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

10. How did Solomon improve his life in Chapter 1 of the book?

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