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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who raised Eliza?
(a) Uncle Tom.
(b) Uncle Tom and his wife.
(c) Mrs. Shelby
(d) Eliza's natural mother.

2. 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 knows their work and is worried they will bring Eliza and her son back and they will be sold.
(c) She wants them to delay and not actually find Eliza and her son.
(d) She is confident that her husband will make things right.

3. The title of this Chapter 6 is "Discovery." Why is this an appropriate chapter title?
(a) Eliza discovers a spare horse and she and Harry take off on horseback.
(b) Uncle Tom discovers that he does have the courage to run away.
(c) The Shelbys discover that they cannot live with the idea of selling their slaves and take back the offer.
(d) The Shelbys discover that Eliza and Harry have run away.

4. Where did Eliza get married to her current husband?
(a) In a church build especially for weddings between slaves.
(b) On the Shelby plantation.
(c) On the banks of the Mississippi River.
(d) On the plantation where she worked previously.

5. When does Mrs. Shelby first learn the details about Mr. Haley's visit to the plantation?
(a) Mrs. Shelby doesn't find out about Mr. Haley and why he visits until she asks her husband about the meeting.
(b) She finds out from young Master George that evening.
(c) She finds out when she walks in and hears them trying to whisper their plan.
(d) She finds out from Eliza that evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Haley becomes agitated during their discussion of slave treatment, what does Mr. Shelby try to calm him with?

2. When Mr. Haley leaves Mr. Shelby, what is the awful truth that Mrs. Shelby learns?

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

4. When Mr. Haley is with Mr. Shelby, how does Eliza find out about the upcoming sale of the slaves?

5. When does the reader see evidence of the slaves belief in Christianity in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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