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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets Eliza with the words, "darling, I'm your mother!"
(a) Emmeline.
(b) A Canadian fur store owner.
(c) Madame de Thoux.
(d) Cassy.

2. When George, Eliza and Harry finally reach Canada, what is the name of the Canadian town where the boat they are on docks?
(a) Amherstberg.
(b) Sandusky.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Freetown.

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

4. At Legree's plantation, who does Simon Legree beat for singing?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Tom.
(c) Emmeline.
(d) Cassy.

5. At the conclusion of Chapter 41, whose suffering from being beaten does Quimbo and Sambo witness?
(a) Cassy's.
(b) Tom's.
(c) Legree's.
(d) Cassy's and Emmeline's.

6. At the slave auction, what does Emmeline do when Legree examined her?
(a) Cry.
(b) Pushes him away.
(c) Asks him not to touch her.
(d) Asks her mother to stop him.

7. In a philosophical and religious discussion with Legree, who is it that explains that what he looks forward to is "eternity?"
(a) Tom.
(b) Lucy .
(c) Cassy.
(d) Emmeline.

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

9. When the reader is returned to the story line of George and his family in Chapter 43, where in Canada are they living?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Amherstburg.
(d) Quebec City.

10. Who is Legree's former mistress?
(a) Adelia.
(b) Cassy.
(c) Missis.
(d) Lucy.

11. When the Shelby's get Uncle Tom's letter, what does Mr. Shelby say that Tom should do to get on with his life?
(a) Ask if he can visit the Shelbys.
(b) Ask his new employer to uy Aunt Chloe and their childen.
(c) Find another woman to marry.
(d) Work hard and pray for things to work out.

12. Why is Lake Pontchartrain important to the action of Chapter 22?
(a) It is where the St Clare family's summer villa is.
(b) It is where Uncle Tom fishes.
(c) It is where Eva says she wants to visit.
(d) It is where Augustine wants to build a small plantation.

13. Whose funeral takes place in Chapter 29 entitled "The Unprotected?"
(a) Miss Ophelia's.
(b) Topsy's.
(c) Augustine St. Clare's.
(d) Marie St. Clare's.

14. What area of his own house does Legree come to believe is haunted?
(a) The library.
(b) The garret.
(c) The cellar.
(d) Cassy's room.

15. Who is the Quaker woman that George and Eliza are staying with in Chapter 37?
(a) Aunt Dorcas.
(b) Miss Sandusky.
(c) Miss Halliday.
(d) Miss Smyth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eliza travels to Canada, what other member of her party is in disguise?

2. When a character tries to convince Tom that he should kill Legree, what is the weapon that the person recommends?

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

4. When Rosa and Ophelia think they see Topsy hiding something she has stolen, what does this item turn out to be?

5. 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?"

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