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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 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 had families to support.
(c) They were both free men.
(d) They both shared a desire to escape from slavery.

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

3. Why did Chapin send for Ford when he was the overseer of Ford's Plantation?
(a) Because he knew that Tibeats would not attack Ford.
(b) Because he was afraid of Tibeats.
(c) Because he knew that Ford was likely to have the Sheriff present when dealing with Tibeats.
(d) Because he felt that Ford had the final word on any dispute with Tibeats.

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

5. In what order did the events listed take place in Solomon's life?
(a) He worked hard, started his own business, got married, and saved money.
(b) He started his own business, worked hard, saved money, and got married.
(c) He got married, worked hard, saved money, and started his own business.
(d) He saved money, started his own business, got married, and worked hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an important factor to the slaves at the time that they were sold?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Realistically, what did Solomon's owner, John M. Tibeats consider him to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Solomon's first impression of Eliza in Chapter 3 of the book?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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