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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does Senator Bird live?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Georgia.
(d) West Virginia.

2. In the tavern, what is it that one of the Kentuckians brings to the stranger to read?
(a) The daily news paper of this town.
(b) A menu offering only Kentucky whisky and Kentucky wine.
(c) An advertisement offering a reward to find a runaway slave.
(d) A copy of the Fugitive Slave Act.

3. What does Mrs. Bird do to let Eliza and Harry rest?
(a) Led them in front of the fire where they fell asleep in chairs.
(b) Led them to seperate cozy rooms where they could sleep.
(c) Let them fall asleep together on a temporary bed.
(d) Took them to a nearby inn so she would not be violating the Fugitive Slave Act.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is Aunt Chloe?

3. When Aunt Chloe gets a letter from Tom, what issue does it raise in the Shelby household?

4. Where is the boat bound for that Tom boards with Mr. Haley?

5. How does Mrs. Shelby view the news of "her" slaves being sold?

(see the answer key)

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