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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lucy?
(a) Another slave Haley buys.
(b) A child slave Tom meets on the journey.
(c) Mr. Haley's old and favorite slave.
(d) Mrs. Haley.

2. By the end of the action of the Chapter 17, what happens to Tom Lokar?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He goes to the Halliday home and served a good meal.
(c) He goes to the Halliday home and spies on Eliza and George.
(d) He has met with Phineas, who gives him misleading information.

3. What does Eliza bring along for her and Harry to eat as they travel?
(a) Oranges and apples.
(b) Sandwhiches and oranges.
(c) Sandwiches and apples.
(d) Cakes and apples.

4. When Mr. Haley is with Mr. Shelby, how does Eliza find out about the upcoming sale of the slaves?
(a) She hides in the closet to hear Mr. and Mrs. Shelby talk.
(b) She hides in the closet to hear Shelby and young Master George talk.
(c) She has read the journal on Mr. Shelby's desk when she cleaned.
(d) She hides in the closet to hear Shelby and Haley talk.

5. What family protects Eliza and Harry once they have crossed the river?
(a) The Stedmans.
(b) The Hallidays.
(c) The Stanwoods.
(d) The Rachels.

6. How could the people who go to search for Eliza and Harry be described?
(a) Slaves who are trying NOT to catch Eliza and Harry.
(b) White men who will get paid if they bring them back.
(c) Deputies.
(d) A few nearby friendly plantation owners.

7. Which character is very protective towards Eliza?
(a) Mr. Haley.
(b) Mrs. Shelby
(c) Harry.
(d) Uncle Tom.

8. Who are Bill and Jerry?
(a) Lead deputies.
(b) Shelby's grandsons.
(c) Horses.
(d) Haley's sons.

9. At the end of the Chapter 16, what aspect of work does Tom say he has experience with?
(a) He knows how to plant crops.
(b) He knows how to take care of horses.
(c) He knows how to cook.
(d) He knows how supervise a house staff.

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

11. 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.

12. Who says, "I'm in the Lord's hands," as the action of Chapter 10 begins?
(a) Young Master George
(b) Uncle Tom.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Aunt Chloe

13. What does Harry do when he first meets Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley?
(a) He recites a childish poem he has made up.
(b) He sings and dances for them.
(c) He shyly asks for a piece of candy.
(d) He sings "America the Beautiful' for them.

14. What is the main point of the Fugitive Slave Act?
(a) To make it illegal for slave catchers to enter free states.
(b) To make it illegal for people in northern states to aid runaway slaves.
(c) To make it legal for people in norther states to aid runaway slaves.
(d) To make it legal for slave traders to enter free states.

15. Where is Mr. Butler headed when the reader meets him in the tavern?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) The Haley plantation.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Albert?

2. What does Senator Bird give someone to help support Eliza before he and she parted?

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

4. Who is Dinah?

5. Why is the man who helps Eliza when she reaches the other side of the river so willing to help her?

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