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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Simeon suggest as the wisest time to begin slave travel northward?
(a) On Sundays while people are at church.
(b) At dawn.
(c) At night.
(d) After lunch.

2. As Chapter 7 opens, why is Eliza carrying Harry?
(a) Harry is quite sleepy and is not able to walk fast.
(b) She is so fearful that he will be in danger that she goes to extremes to protect him.
(c) Harry has sprained his ankle.
(d) Harry is enchanted with nature in the forest and wants to chase squirrels.

3. Where is the boat bound for that Tom boards with Mr. Haley?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Natchez.
(d) Kansas City.

4. To whom do Sam and Andy tell the story of Eliza's escape?
(a) Mr. Shelby and Mrs. Haley.
(b) All the slaves back at the plantation.
(c) Two slave traders.
(d) Mr. And Mrs. Shelby.

5. When Mr. Haley becomes agitated during their discussion of slave treatment, what does Mr. Shelby try to calm him with?
(a) A hearty breakfast.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Tea and cornbread.
(d) Tea and honey.

6. Who is Albert?
(a) A slave trader on the lookout for Eliza.
(b) The auctioneer at the slave auction.
(c) A slave Haley bought.
(d) A friend of Haley's.

7. What is it that Eliza finds useful while crossing the river?
(a) Chunks of ice.
(b) A wooden raft.
(c) A kind riverboat captain.
(d) A small canoe.

8. Broadly speaking, what are Eliza's religious beliefs?
(a) Eliza is a Muslim.
(b) Eliza subscribes to an ancient African religion passed on to her by her family.
(c) Eliza is Christian.
(d) Eliza is an atheist.

9. Who is Eva?
(a) A little white girl Tom meets on the riverboat.
(b) A little black girl Tom meets on the riverboat.
(c) A female slave roughly Tom's age whom he meets on the riverboat.
(d) A slave who belongs to the riverboat captain.

10. Who is Cudjoe?
(a) A servant of the Birds'.
(b) The Birds' dog.
(c) The Birds' parakeet.
(d) The Birds' cat.

11. Which character eavesdrops on Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley's conversation?
(a) Uncle Tom.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Mrs. Shelby.
(d) Harry.

12. Who is Aunt Chloe?
(a) A gardener.
(b) Mrs. Shelby's name.
(c) Mr. Shelby's aunt who lives with them.
(d) Uncle Tom's wife.

13. What does George accomplish that shows he has talent?
(a) George invented a hemp-cleaning machine.
(b) George taught Harry classical music.
(c) George invented an earlier model of the cotton gin.
(d) George invented a way to measure the efficiency of plantation labor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character "Mas'r George" who is teaching Uncle Tom how to write?

2. What river are Eliza and Harry headed towards as they begin this journey?

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?

4. Why doesn't Eliza see her husband much?

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

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