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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who on the Shelby plantation offers first to earn extra money in Chapter 21?
(a) Mr. Shelby.
(b) Uncle Tom.
(c) Young Master Tom Shelby.
(d) Mrs. Shelby.

2. As Eliza continues to travel to Canada, how does she disguise herself?
(a) As a nun.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a man.
(d) As a very large woman.

3. What is it that Aunt Chloe has saved to proudly show Tom when he returns?
(a) Money that was left to her in Mr. Shelby's will.
(b) A Bible Mrs. Shelby gave her.
(c) A record of the money she earned.
(d) A quilt she made for him.

4. As Cassy, escapes aboard a boat, she listens to a conversation among several slaves that she doesn't know, what piece of information does she find out that is personally meaningful to her?
(a) George is her son and that he is free in Canada.
(b) George is her brother and that he is free in Canada.
(c) Eliza is her sister and that she is free in Canada.
(d) Eliza is her daughter and that she is free in Canada.

5. In Chapter 45, what advice does Stowe give to the white mothers of the North?
(a) To raise money to send blacks back to Africa.
(b) To go to the South and persuade white mothers of the South that slavery is anti-Christian.
(c) To ban together and form a mothers' group against slavery.
(d) To examine their conscience and think what it would be like to have a child taken.

6. What happened in the weeks following the death at the St. Clare villa that most influenced Augustine and led to changes he made in the running of his household?
(a) Listening to Miss Ophelia's abolitionist views.
(b) Discussing the Bible with Tom.
(c) Reading Eva's Bible.
(d) Debating his wife about how the treat slaves.

7. When Rosa and Ophelia think they see Topsy hiding something she has stolen, what does this item turn out to be?
(a) A book that Eva gave her.
(b) A pie that Mammy baked for dessert.
(c) A bag of Candy that Ophelia was going to give her later that night.
(d) A doll that Eva gave her.

8. In the author's last chapter in which she discusses the sources for her novel, who does she say told Stowe of the story of "old Pru?"
(a) Her father.
(b) Her editor.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

9. When Augustine lectures Miss Ophelia on how to properly treat a slave, what kind of treatment does he say is most effective?
(a) Harsh and violent.
(b) Kindness.
(c) A combination of firm and gentle.
(d) Treatment as equals.

10. What kind of cook is Old Dinah described as?
(a) A self-taught, kitchen genius.
(b) Good, but not as good as Aunt Chloe.
(c) A horrid cook.
(d) A better cook than Aunt Chloe.

11. Who is Madame de Thoux?
(a) George's mother.
(b) Eliza's mother.
(c) George's sister.
(d) Eliza's sister.

12. What is it that Topsy does that angers Miss Ophelia?
(a) Cuts up her bonnets and makes doll's jackets from them.
(b) Tries to play with Eva and Eva's toys.
(c) Has a tantrum and throws things around Miss Ophelia's room.
(d) Refuses to eat the food that the other slaves eat.

13. Weeks after Eva's funeral, who gets comfort from singing from an old hymn book found in a drawer?
(a) Augustine St. Clare.
(b) Marie St. Clare.
(c) Topsy.
(d) Miss Ophelia.

14. According to Chapter 45, what famous lawyer defended 76 slaves who attempted escape on a schooner named Pearl?
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) William Jennings Bryan.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Horace Mann.

15. When Cassy and Emmeline hatch a plan to escape from the Legree plantation, how do Cassy and Emmeline disguise themselves?
(a) As Spaniards.
(b) As Mexicans.
(c) As ghosts.
(d) As French.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 45, who does Stowe say will have "a heavy account to answer?"

2. What is done with Tom's clothes at the slave auction?

3. Who is the "quadroon" that is the subject of chapter 34 entitled "The Quadroon's Story?"

4. In Canada, what is George's occupation?

5. Who greets Eliza with the words, "darling, I'm your mother!"

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