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

2. 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 ghosts.
(c) As Mexicans.
(d) As French.

3. What are Miss Ophelia's plans for Topsy's future?
(a) To ask for Mrs. St. Clare's help in raising Topsy.
(b) To teach her to read so that she can teach other slaves.
(c) To take her back to Vermont with her.
(d) To have Topsy move into Eva's old room.

4. What is done with Tom's clothes at the slave auction?
(a) They are divided up among other slaves.
(b) They are sold.
(c) They are burned.
(d) They are made fun of.

5. When a character tries to convince Tom that he should kill Legree, what is the weapon that the person recommends?
(a) A knife.
(b) An axe.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. While Tom spends time outdoors with Eva, where is it that Eva tells Uncle Tom she will be going to soon?

3. What was the general opinion of Miss Ophelia in the St. Clare household?

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

5. What illness has Tom Lokar been laid up with for three weeks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is ironic about how and why Augustine St. Clare dies?

4. How is Tom's death the epitome of selflessness and forgiveness?

5. With all the happy endings in the book, why might Stowe have chosen to have Tom, the most beloved character, beat to death?

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. What is the ironic about Emmeline's being brought up "by the Bible?"

8. What are the similarities between Aunt Chloe And Mrs. Shelby which are emphasized?

9. What is Mr. Shelby's objection to Mrs. Shelby having taught religion to the slaves?

10. How do the events on the boat suggest that the novel is nearing a conclusion of a story?

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