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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mr. Shelby think that Haley speaks of too casually and disrespectfully?
(a) Uncle Tom.
(b) Mrs. Shelby.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) Eliza and Harry.

2. 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?
(a) Whites act as servants to the whites.
(b) Whites and blacks sing spirituals before they dine.
(c) Whites and blacks eat in the same room, but at separate tables.
(d) Blacks and whites eat meals at the same table.

3. How does Uncle Tom receive the news of the slaves on Shelby plantation being sold?
(a) He says he feels badly, but he would never run away becase he would never want to disappoint his master.
(b) He encourages Eliza to run away and offers to care for her son until she can send for him.
(c) Uncle Tom tells Eliza that she must be mistaken and that Mr. Shelby would never do such a thing.
(d) He encourages Eliza to get Mrs. Shelby to help her hide.

4. What happens to Lucy by the end of the Chapter 12?
(a) She drowns.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She gets married.
(d) She is set free.

5. Who is Albert?
(a) A slave trader on the lookout for Eliza.
(b) A slave Haley bought.
(c) The auctioneer at the slave auction.
(d) A friend of Haley's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assumes the role of a preacher when the slaves practice their religion?

2. What does Eliza dream of on the first night that she is taken in and sleeping safely at the new family's house?

3. What does Mr. Haley say to Mr. Shelby that is insulting?

4. Who is George?

5. How does Mrs. Selby react to the news that Eliza has escaped?

(see the answer key)

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