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

2. 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 recognized his violin-playing potential.
(c) They gave him the impression that they had his best interest in mind.
(d) They were violin music composers.

3. What separated William Ford from other slave owners in Bayou Bœuf?
(a) Once he bought slaves, he never sold them.
(b) He taught each one of them a different trade.
(c) He taught his slaves about God and provided them with Bibles.
(d) He did not keep slaves whom he bought for more than three months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it important to Chapin to keep a dog on the property of the great house where he and Solomon stayed?

2. Why was Clemens Ray upset as he headed south aboard the Orleans?

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

4. What major error did Solomon commit with respect to his perception of Brown and Hamilton?

5. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 6 of the book, who suffered during the sale conducted at Freeman's Pen?

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

6. How did Solomon feel that the exterior of Williams' Slave Pen in Washington could be viewed in Chapter 3 of the book?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 5 of the story, how could Englishman John Manning be described in relation to Solomon?

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