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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. From what Solomon could tell, what was the exterior design of Williams' Slave Pen in Washington City supposed to accomplish?
(a) Attract attention.
(b) Conceal the slaves.
(c) Impress the neighbors.
(d) Provide shelter from rain.

2. What type of reputation did Solomon maintain while living in Saratoga Springs?
(a) Hardworking and respectable.
(b) Educated and hardworking.
(c) Trustworthy and educated.
(d) Clean-cut and respectable.

3. Realistically, what did Solomon's owner, John M. Tibeats consider him to be?
(a) Weaker than him, but above him in status.
(b) Beneath him and weaker than him.
(c) Beneath him, but stronger than him.
(d) Above him and stronger than him.

4. In general, how did Mrs. Berry and her daughter feel about Eliza?
(a) Mrs. Berry and her daughter had a lot of respect Eliza.
(b) Mrs. Berry and her daughter felt sorry for Eliza.
(c) Mrs. Berry and her daughter were very fond of Eliza.
(d) Mrs. Berry and her daughter did not like Eliza.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Was there anything peculiar about Merrill Brown's or Abram Hamilton's behavior when the two men and Solomon were in Albany?

2. What did Solomon learn while spending time in the yard outside Williams' Slave Pen?

3. In what order did the events listed take place in Solomon's life?

4. Which adjective pair best described Solomon, his brother, and father?

5. Aside from providing Solomon with favorable notoriety around Bayou Bœuf, his raft-building for Ford also provided him with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What prompted Solomon to want to help William Ford in terms of saving time and raising profits in Chapter 7 of the book?

5. 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?

6. As Chapter 2 ends, and Chapter 3 begins, how did Solomon discover that he was being held in slavery?

7. In Chapter 3 of the book, what type of role did Jacob Brooks play in the life of Eliza?

8. In Chapter 5 of the story, how could Englishman John Manning be described in relation to Solomon?

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

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

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