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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could be said about the type of access that Solomon and the other slaves had with respect to the yard that surrounded Williams' Slave Pen?
(a) That it was restricted.
(b) That it was unsupervised.
(c) That it was based on the honor system.
(d) That it was risky.

2. Which of the following was one thing that Tibeats had a reputation of using when trying to out-maneuver his enemies?
(a) A pack of dogs.
(b) The element of surprise.
(c) A hatchet.
(d) A pistol.

3. Why did Author Solomon Northrup write Twelve Years a Slave?
(a) Because there was widespread interest in the 12 years that he had spent in slavery.
(b) Because he had always kept a journal about events in his life.
(c) Because he wanted to become rich and famous.
(d) Because no one had written a book about a free man subjected to slavery.

4. Who was likely to be behind the idea of Jacob Brooks taking Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) Mrs. Berry and her daughter.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Elisha Berry.
(d) Jacob Brooks.

5. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?
(a) They did not speak to him very much.
(b) With kindness and respect.
(c) They treated him like a hired hand.
(d) They treated him in a business-like manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the slaves treat Solomon after his ordeal with Tibeats was over?

2. How did the raft that Solomon built for William Ford's lumber transporting business benefit Ford?

3. What did Solomon find to be unusual during his stay at the hospital for the treatment of small pox?

4. How were Solomon and the other slaves treated around Goodin's Pen in Richmond, Virginia?

5. Why did Lawson take off in such high speed to find William Ford upon Chapin's request?

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