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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tom stay while Haley goes to the slave auction?
(a) At a friend of Haley's.
(b) In a carriage, watched by a guard.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) In jail.

2. What does Eliza tell the Birds when she appears at their house?
(a) The story of her escape and exhaustion.
(b) A story about her evil owners.
(c) A story she made up about being beaten.
(d) A story about her masters not giving her sick child health care.

3. What does George accomplish that shows he has talent?
(a) George invented an earlier model of the cotton gin.
(b) George invented a way to measure the efficiency of plantation labor.
(c) George invented a hemp-cleaning machine.
(d) George taught Harry classical music.

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

5. What river are Eliza and Harry headed towards as they begin this journey?
(a) The Missouri River.
(b) The Ohio River.
(c) The Kentucky River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character "Mas'r George" who is teaching Uncle Tom how to write?

2. In the conversation in the tavern about how to best manage slaves, what is it that interrupts this discussion?

3. Why doesn't Eliza see her husband much?

4. What is it that Eliza finds useful while crossing the river?

5. What are Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley discussing in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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