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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lake Pontchartrain important to the action of Chapter 22?
(a) It is where the St Clare family's summer villa is.
(b) It is where Uncle Tom fishes.
(c) It is where Eva says she wants to visit.
(d) It is where Augustine wants to build a small plantation.

2. Who is George?
(a) Mr. Shelby.
(b) Uncle Tom's son.
(c) Eliza's husband and Harry's father.
(d) Mr. Shelby's son and heir to the plantation.

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

4. As Chapter 30 begins, what is the treatment of slaves at a slave warehouse?
(a) They are well fed and well cleaned.
(b) They are questioned about their strength and given an endurance test.
(c) They are asked to give their last two owners' histories.
(d) They are asked to sit and they are given a number.

5. 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. Von Trompe.
(b) Mr. Haley.
(c) Mr. Wilson.
(d) Mr. Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harry?

2. Who is Hagar?

3. Which character speaks about slaves in such a way that it is clear that he treats his slaves kindly and has thought a great deal about their humanity?

4. Because of Legree's superstitious nature, who is the unlikely person that he fears?

5. How does Uncle Tom receive the news of the slaves on Shelby plantation being sold?

(see the answer key)

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