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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43 and 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Eliza easily able to ask for help of a woman she meets without risking being suspected of being a runaway slave?
(a) The woman says she loves children so much she will do anything to help Eliza and her beautiful son Harry.
(b) The woman is Harriet Tubman, a famous abolitionist.
(c) The woman she meets is also black and is, therefore, sympathetic.
(d) She is light-skinned enough to "pass" for being white.

2. While Tom spends time outdoors with Eva, where is it that Eva tells Uncle Tom she will be going to soon?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Lake Pontchartrain.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Ohio.

3. In what state does Senator Bird live?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Georgia.
(d) West Virginia.

4. What are Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley discussing in Chapter 1?
(a) Successful crops on their plantations.
(b) Their marriages.
(c) Whether slavery is moral or immoral.
(d) How Mr. Shelby will pay Mr. Haley the debt he owes.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who on the Shelby plantation offers first to earn extra money in Chapter 21?

2. What are Miss Ophelia's plans for Topsy's future?

3. Who was in charge of the new slave in St. Clare household?

4. In the chapter titled "The Property is Carried Off" what is the "property" that is referred to here?

5. Why is Lake Pontchartrain important to the action of Chapter 22?

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