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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 was the basis of the quarrel that took place between Solomon and Burch?
(a) Whether Solomon was a hard worker.
(b) Whether Solomon was jealous of Burch.
(c) Whether Solomon was stronger than Burch.
(d) Whether Solomon was a free man.

2. What was the likely reason that Tibeats went off and returned with a couple of men following his fight with Solomon?
(a) Tibeats had a problem with his right shoulder.
(b) Tibeats had paid them to help him fight Solomon.
(c) He was not sure that he could handle a fight against Solomon by himself.
(d) The men were known to be available at any time that Tibeats needed them.

3. Shortly after buying them, how did William Ford show Solomon and the other slaves that he was compassionate toward them?
(a) He allowed them to eat hearty meals in his mansion on a regular basis.
(b) He provided the slaves with frequent passes so that they could visit their relatives who lived close by.
(c) He allowed the slaves to stop and rest frequently as they recuperate from small pox.
(d) He had a doctor examine the slaves regularly to make sure that their health was in good order.

4. How did the slaves treat Solomon after his ordeal with Tibeats was over?
(a) With jealousy.
(b) With disinterest.
(c) With kindness.
(d) With curiosity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffered the worst loss of all during the slave sale at Freeman's?

2. What was the purpose of having Jacob Brooks accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?

3. How did Freeman's customers view the idea of buying slaves from the same family?

4. Why did Solomon trust Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton when he first met them?

5. What did the fact that William Ford was willing to buy Eliza's child, Emily, from slave dealer Theophilus Freeman say about Ford?

(see the answer key)

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