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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What major error did Solomon commit with respect to his perception of Brown and Hamilton?
(a) He considered both men to be quite entertaining.
(b) He considered them to be his friends.
(c) He considered himself lucky to have met them.
(d) He considered them to be sincere in their actions toward him.

3. Aside from Bibles, what did William Ford provide his slaves that other slave owners seemed to overlook or not consider to provide them with at all?
(a) Bath soap.
(b) Fork.
(c) Winter clothing.
(d) Skillet.

4. Which of his senses did Solomon rely on the most while trying to figure out what was happening around him after spending his first night at Williams' Slave Pen in Washington City?
(a) His eyesight.
(b) His sense of hearing.
(c) His sense of touch.
(d) His sense of smell.

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

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

7. What inspired Solomon to want to help William Ford in the transporting of lumber?
(a) His desire to show that he was capable of handling the job better than Adam Taydem.
(b) The kind manner that William Ford treated him and the other slaves.
(c) His desire to impress William Ford.
(d) His desire to show his high level of intelligence.

8. What did Solomon believe to be a contributing factor toward William Ford owning slaves despite the fact that he was a Christian?
(a) He believed that slaves could provide cheap and reliable labor.
(b) His inability to do all the work around the plantation by himself.
(c) The environment that Ford had lived in.
(d) He bought and owned slaves to keep them from being bought and treated harshly by others.

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

10. In one word, how could William Ford's overseer, Chapin be described?
(a) Strict.
(b) Fair.
(c) Lenient.
(d) Unfair.

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

12. 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 based on the honor system.
(b) That it was risky.
(c) That it was restricted.
(d) That it was unsupervised.

13. Why was Solomon confident that everything would be fine at home if he left town with Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton?
(a) Because the children did not need a babysitter; and his wife, Anne was too busy to notice his absence.
(b) Because he trusted his wife, Anne to handle things while he was gone. She had done it before.
(c) Because he did not expect to be gone for very long.
(d) Because all of his family members were engaged in routine activities.

14. 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) Questionable.
(b) Orderly.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Brisk.

15. What did the fact that William Ford was willing to buy Eliza's child, Emily, from slave dealer Theophilus Freeman say about Ford?
(a) That he believed in keeping slave family members together.
(b) That he could get a good price for Emily.
(c) That he knew that he could keep her around for many years to come.
(d) That he had another child slave at his plantation who could play with Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What separated William Ford from other slave owners in Bayou Bœuf?

2. How did Arthur's life change when the Orleans reached the dock in New Orleans?

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

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

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

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