1. How does Eliza react to business transaction she hears Mr. Shelby talk about with Mr. Haley?
(a) She wakes Harry, packs up a few things, and sets off to run away.
(b) She wakes Harry and her husband and they set off to run away together.
(c) She wakes Harry and Uncle Tom and asks Mrs. Shelby to help them find a safe place to live.
(d) She asks Mrs. Shelby to help her hide so that they cannot find her the next day.

2. What does Mr. Shelby offer Haley to content him when their business deal gets delayed?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A card game.
(c) A game of croquet.
(d) A chess game.

3. How does Mrs. Shelby feel about the people who are in charge of the search party?
(a) She is so sad that she cannot even discuss this matter.
(b) She wants them to delay and not actually find Eliza and her son.
(c) She is confident that her husband will make things right.
(d) She knows their work and is worried they will bring Eliza and her son back and they will be sold.

4. To what place does George plan to travel?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Canada.
(d) Virginia.

5. When Mr. Haley leaves Mr. Shelby, what is the awful truth that Mrs. Shelby learns?
(a) Harry will be sold and gone tomorrow.
(b) Uncle Tom will be sold and gone tomorrow.
(c) Uncle Tom and Harry will be sold and gone tomorrow.
(d) Uncle Tom will be sold, but that he can stay until after harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does "a neat garden patch, where, every summer, strawberries, raspberries, and a variety of fruit and vegetables, flourished" describe?

2. Who is Cudjoe?

3. Who is "Black Sam?"

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

5. Who is Aunt Chloe?

(see the answer key)

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