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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. What does Eliza dream of on the first night that she is taken in and sleeping safely at the new family's house?
(a) A man coming with a notice for her capture--dead or alive.
(b) Happy, carefree days at the Shelbys.
(c) Happy, carefree days to come in Canada.
(d) A man coming across the yard to kidnap her.

2. Who does Mr. Haley get to help him find Eliza and Harry?
(a) Mr. Shelby and Mrs. Haley.
(b) Mr. And Mrs. Shelby.
(c) All the slaves back at the plantation.
(d) Two slave traders.

3. 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?
(a) Mr. Haley.
(b) Mr. Von Trompe.
(c) Mr. Wilson.
(d) Mr. Harris.

4. How does Uncle Tom receive the news of the slaves on Shelby plantation being sold?
(a) He encourages Eliza to get Mrs. Shelby to help her hide.
(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 says he feels badly, but he would never run away becase he would never want to disappoint his master.

5. Who assumes the role of a preacher when the slaves practice their religion?
(a) Aunt Chloe.
(b) A visiting preacher who visits all plantations.
(c) Uncle Tom.
(d) Mr. Shelby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that makes Eliza feel momentarily sad as she runs away?

2. At the end of the Chapter 16, what aspect of work does Tom say he has experience with?

3. Who is absent from the plantation when Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley's agreement moves into action?

4. What is Aunt Chloe's primary responsibility of the plantation?

5. What does Simeon suggest as the wisest time to begin slave travel northward?

(see the answer key)

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