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

2. How did Solomon feel about his father?
(a) Solomon did not know his father, so he did not have any feelings for him.
(b) Solomon respected his father, but did not love him.
(c) Solomon had a lot of love and respect for his father.
(d) Solomon loved his father, but had little if any respect for him.

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

4. What was an important factor to the slaves at the time that they were sold?
(a) That they be sold for the highest price possible.
(b) That feuding slave family members be sold to different dealers.
(c) That slave family members be sold and kept together.
(d) That their physical strengths be accurately given to the buyers.

5. What did the fact that William Ford's slave, Walton had worked for Ford all of his life and spoke well about him say about Ford?
(a) That working for Ford was easy.
(b) That Ford never sold his slaves.
(c) That Walton had been instructed to not say anything bad about Ford.
(d) That Ford was basically a good man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Ford's other slaves--Sally, Rose, Walton, and John come across to Solomon when he met them?

3. How could the outcome of the talk between William Ford and John M. Tibeats with respect to the mistreatment of Solomon be described?

4. Based on the description that Solomon wrote, what did his room at Williams' Pen Slave Pen resemble?

5. How did Solomon view his carpentry work under Myers?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8 of the book, how did Mr. Chapin protect Solomon from being hurt or murdered by John Tibeats?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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