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

2. Why did William Ford feel obligated to settle his brother's debt?
(a) Because his brother had approached him for help.
(b) Because he had previously involved himself in it.
(c) Because he had promised his father that he would always take care of his brother.
(d) Because his brother could not take care of his debts.

3. 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 Ford never sold his slaves.
(b) That Walton had been instructed to not say anything bad about Ford.
(c) That working for Ford was easy.
(d) That Ford was basically a good man.

4. If William Ford was a wealthy plantation owner, how did he manage to get into financial trouble?
(a) The debt was not his--it was actually his sister's.
(b) The bank that he used has closed.
(c) The debt was not his--it was actually his brother's.
(d) Mrs. Ford liked living extravagantly.

5. 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) His desire to show his high level of intelligence.
(c) The kind manner that William Ford treated him and the other slaves.
(d) His desire to impress William Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Solomon believe to be a contributing factor toward William Ford owning slaves despite the fact that he was a Christian?

2. What was the likely reason that Tibeats went off and returned with a couple of men following his fight with Solomon?

3. Realistically, what did Solomon's owner, John M. Tibeats consider him to be?

4. Which of the entertainment-type acts that Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton specialized in could account for their ability to persuade Solomon to travel with them based on a promise of high wages that unexpectedly took a turn and thrust him into the clutches of slavery instead?

5. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Solomon's first impression of Eliza in Chapter 3 of the book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How was the slaves' departure from Washington City carried out in Chapter 4 of the book?

10. 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?

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