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Uncle Tom's Cabin Quiz

Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Quiz

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1)

What is it that Mrs. Bird feels is ignored by the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act? (from Chapter 9)

Economy.
Politics.
The Constitution.
Christianity.
2)

Who greets Eliza with the words, "darling, I'm your mother!" (from Chapters 43 and 44)

Madame de Thoux.
Cassy.
Emmeline.
A Canadian fur store owner.
3)

In the chapter titled "The Property is Carried Off" what is the "property" that is referred to here? (from Chapter 10)

Uncle Tom.
Eliza.
Harry.
A railroad car.
4)

Who is Dinah? (from Chapter 9)

The Birds' daughter.
The Birds' dog.
The Birds' niece.
The Birds' maid.
5)

Who is "Mr. Butler?" (from Chapter 11)

A U.S. marshal.
A slave trader.
George Harris
Young Master George.
6)

Who is Eva? (from Chapters 14, 15 and 16)

A little black girl Tom meets on the riverboat.
A little white girl Tom meets on the riverboat.
A female slave roughly Tom's age whom he meets on the riverboat.
A slave who belongs to the riverboat captain.
7)

In Canada, what is George's occupation? (from Chapters 43 and 44)

A furrier.
A railroad worker.
A farmer.
A machinist.
8)

In Chapter 45 what other "character" does the reader learn is based upon the same story as old Pru? (from Chapter 45)

Tom.
Eliza.
Simon Legree.
Cassy.
9)

What does Simeon suggest as the wisest time to begin slave travel northward? (from Chapter 13)

On Sundays while people are at church.
At dawn.
After lunch.
At night.
10)

Who says, "I'm in the Lord's hands," as the action of Chapter 10 begins? (from Chapter 10)

Aunt Chloe
Young Master George
Uncle Tom.
Eliza.
11)

Whose funeral takes place in Chapter 29 entitled "The Unprotected?" (from Chapters 28 and 29)

Marie St. Clare's.
Topsy's.
Miss Ophelia's.
Augustine St. Clare's.
12)

When Phineas is in the town where the Hallidays live, what does he hear a conversation about? (from Chapter 17)

Slave catchers looking for Eliza and her family.
A warrant issued for the Quakers who are hiding slaves.
A slave named Tom is looking for Eliza to come to a plantation in New Orleans.
A reward for catching the runaway slaves.
13)

In the conversation in the tavern about how to best manage slaves, what is it that interrupts this discussion? (from Chapter 11)

The entrance of Mr. Haley accompanied by Uncle Tom.
The entrance of a man who is said to look like a Spaniard.
The entrance of Mr. Von Trompe.
The entrance of a United States marshal.
14)

When George, Eliza and Harry finally reach Canada, what is the name of the Canadian town where the boat they are on docks? (from Chapter 37)

Amherstberg.
Freetown.
Montreal.
Sandusky.
15)

Who is John Von Trompe? (from Chapter 9)

A lawyer who worked with all slave traders in the North.
A lawyer whom Haley hired to retrieve Eliza and Harry.
A lawyer who worked against all slave traders who came North.
A person who works as part of the Underground Railroad.
16)

When Eva is alone in her room, why does Eva cut her hair? (from Chapters 25, 26 and 27)

To give locks of hair to people to remember her by.
To make washing her hair less difficult.
To make herself look older.
To make doll hair for a doll for Topsy.
17)

When Eliza travels to Canada, what other member of her party is in disguise? (from Chapter 37)

Harry.
Aunt Dorcas.
George.
Ms. Smyth.
18)

In what city is the confectioner's shop (bakery that interests the Shelby plantation women)? (from Chapter 21)

Kentucky City.
Dayton.
Louisville.
Akron.
19)

From whom does the reader learn that a black person's testimony as witness in a trial means nothing? (from Chapters 41 and 42)

Mr. Shelby.
Simon Legree.
Uncle Tom.
Mrs. Shelby.
20)

In the author's last chapter in which she discusses the sources for her novel, who does she say told Stowe of the story of "old Pru?" (from Chapter 45)

Her father.
Her brother.
Her sister.
Her editor.
21)

What is one thing that happens in the Quaker household that is different from any households that the reader has seen in this novel so far? (from Chapter 13)

Whites and blacks eat in the same room, but at separate tables.
Whites and blacks sing spirituals before they dine.
Whites act as servants to the whites.
Blacks and whites eat meals at the same table.
22)

At the lake, who is it that finally insists that Eva should see a doctor? (from Chapters 22, 23 and 24)

Miss Ophelia.
Mr. St. Clare, her father.
Uncle Tom.
Mrs. St. Clare, her mother.
23)

When George and Eliza are reunited, what is Eliza trying to convince George of? (from Chapter 17)

To live with the Hallidays for a while.
That it is better for the three of them to travel together.
To become a Christian.
To leave for Canada alone and then send for her and Harry.
24)

Whose funeral takes place at the villa on the lake at the end of Chapter 27? (from Chapters 25, 26 and 27)

Topsy's.
Mrs. St. Clare's.
Eva's.
Uncle Tom's.
25)

What does Mrs. Bird do to let Eliza and Harry rest? (from Chapter 9)

Let them fall asleep together on a temporary bed.
Led them in front of the fire where they fell asleep in chairs.
Led them to seperate cozy rooms where they could sleep.
Took them to a nearby inn so she would not be violating the Fugitive Slave Act.
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