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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 one element stood out when Tibeats set about to punish Solomon?
(a) That he was never sure that his plan would work because of Solomon's size.
(b) That he thought that he could punish Solomon by himself.
(c) That he did not seem to be able to punish Solomon by himself.
(d) That he always had to have help from others.

2. Which adjective pair best described Solomon, his brother, and father?
(a) Fun-loving and fair.
(b) Hardworking and respectable.
(c) Critical and respectable.
(d) Generous and hardworking.

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

4. How can the manner in which Solomon, Eliza, and the other slaves were led from Williams' Slave Pen and onto the Orleans best be described?
(a) Secretive.
(b) Questionable.
(c) Brisk.
(d) Orderly.

5. For the most part, how did Solomon consider his life as a slave for William Ford to be?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Uneventful.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Pleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Solomon describe the interaction among Eliza, Randall, and Emily at the time that they first saw each other?

2. How did Radburn treat Solomon following the beating by Burch?

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

4. 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?

5. How were Solomon and Arthur (the slave who boards the Orleans in Norfolk) fundamentally alike?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7 of the book, how was Solomon's new master, John M. Tibeats different from William Ford?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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