View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eliza travels to Canada, what other member of her party is in disguise?
(a) Ms. Smyth.
(b) Harry.
(c) George.
(d) Aunt Dorcas.

2. What "happy days" does Eliza think of as she leaves the Shelby house?
(a) Days happily working in the kitchen.
(b) Days happily learning to read and write with the young master.
(c) Days happily tending Mrs. Shelby.
(d) Days with her husband.

3. Who is John Von Trompe?
(a) A lawyer who worked with all slave traders in the North.
(b) A lawyer whom Haley hired to retrieve Eliza and Harry.
(c) A person who works as part of the Underground Railroad.
(d) A lawyer who worked against all slave traders who came North.

4. When George meets with Eliza, why does he tell her that he travels so far from the plantation on which he works?
(a) He has an ill mother who has no one to care for her.
(b) He has another wife and child to visit.
(c) He will travel to a place where he will have more freedom than he has now.
(d) He knows he can sell his invention in another city.

5. In which state is Chapter 1 set?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means of transportation does Mr. Haley travel with Tom?

2. How does Senator Bird react when his wife objects to the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act?

3. Broadly speaking, what are Eliza's religious beliefs?

4. Where does Tom stay while Haley goes to the slave auction?

5. How does Eliza react to business transaction she hears Mr. Shelby talk about with Mr. Haley?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 372 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample