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

2. How could the purchase of Solomon, Eliza, and Harry from Freeman be viewed?
(a) As an unlucky one for Solomon and Eliza only.
(b) As a lucky one for all of them.
(c) As an unlucky one for all of them.
(d) As a lucky one for Harry and Solomon only.

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. What did Solomon learn while spending time in the yard outside Williams' Slave Pen?
(a) He learned the background of the other slaves.
(b) He learned that some of the slaves were planning to escape.
(c) He learned that there were other slave pens nearby.
(d) He learned that other slaves had escaped from that yard.

5. How were Solomon and Arthur (the slave who boards the Orleans in Norfolk) fundamentally alike?
(a) They both loved and played the violin.
(b) They both shared a desire to escape from slavery.
(c) They were both free men.
(d) They both had families to support.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the likely reason that Tibeats went off and returned with a couple of men following his fight with Solomon?

4. 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?

5. If Solomon should have been paying attention to anything that was happening while he traveled with Brown and Hamilton that may have been a clear indicator that things may not really be the way that they appeared to be, what should it have been?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. In Chapter 3 of the book, what type of role did Jacob Brooks play in the life of Eliza?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 7 of the book, how was Solomon rewarded after his lumber-transporting efforts prove to be successful in getting William Ford's lumber to its destination a lot faster?

10. As Chapter 2 ends, and Chapter 3 begins, how did Solomon discover that he was being held in slavery?

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