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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From whom does the reader learn that a black person's testimony as witness in a trial means nothing?
(a) Simon Legree.
(b) Mrs. Shelby.
(c) Uncle Tom.
(d) Mr. Shelby.

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

4. Who was in charge of the new slave in St. Clare household?
(a) Miss Ophelia.
(b) Augustine St. Clare.
(c) Eva St. Clare.
(d) Marie St. Clare.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the slave auction, what does Legree promise to give Emmeline if she "is a good girl?"

2. In Chapter 45 what other "character" does the reader learn is based upon the same story as old Pru?

3. After young George Shelby returns from the Legree plantation, what option does George Shelby offer his former slaves as he frees them?

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

5. Who comes to visit the St. Clare family during the summer at Lake Pontchartrain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Simon Legree "secretly dislike" Tom and why was it so important for him to get Tom to whip a person?

2. How does the language of Eliza and George's escape to freedom reflect the mood of this journey--"The blue waves of Lake Erie danced, rippling and sparkling in the sunlight. A fresh breeze blew from the shore, and the lordly boat ploughed her way right gallantly onward."

3. How does Miss Ophelia's feelings about "training" Topsy reveal what the problem is for people who attempt to control their servants or slaves with violence?

4. What purpose does Augustine St. Clare's defense of slavery serve to the reader?

5. Why might Stowe have had the significant black characters who are now free end up going to Africa to do missionary work?

6. Why might Stowe ends this chapter speaking directly to the reader about what might it feel like to be free for the first time?

7. How do the physical descriptions of Simon Legree himself and his plantation symbolize his character?

8. What does the death of Augustine emphasize about the lives and futures of their slaves?

9. What event triggers the turning point in Augustine's religious beliefs and who is responsible for his religious education here?

10. What do readers learn about the development of a person from the relationship between Eva and Topsy?

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