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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Augustine St. Clare?
(a) Little Eva's mother.
(b) A man who talks with Haley on the boat.
(c) The riverboat captain.
(d) Little Eva's father.

2. What is the main point of the Fugitive Slave Act?
(a) To make it illegal for slave catchers to enter free states.
(b) To make it illegal for people in northern states to aid runaway slaves.
(c) To make it legal for people in norther states to aid runaway slaves.
(d) To make it legal for slave traders to enter free states.

3. Who is the man the reader first meets by name in the tavern where a number of white Kentuckians are drinking and socializing in Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Von Trompe.
(b) Mr. Haley.
(c) Mr. Harris.
(d) Mr. Wilson.

4. When the boat Tom is aboard docks, what does Tom do?
(a) He goes to a tavern and waits for Mr. Haley to be done with dinner.
(b) He stays on the boat and reads his Bible.
(c) He goes home with Mr. Haley.
(d) He goes to St. Clare plantation.

5. Who is the character "Mas'r George" who is teaching Uncle Tom how to write?
(a) Uncle Tom's eldest son.
(b) Mr. Shelby.
(c) Mr. Shelby's son, George.
(d) Eliza's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that he/she "wouldn't give a flip" for politics?

2. What does Eliza tell the Birds when she appears at their house?

3. In the description of George, what is said about his father?

4. In what city is the confectioner's shop (bakery that interests the Shelby plantation women)?

5. After they get the letter from Tom, what does Aunt Chloe ask Mrs. Shelby to write for her?

(see the answer key)

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