2. Who is Dodo?
(a) A pet dog.
(b) A pet bird.
(c) A slave whom Eva meets at the lake.
(d) A slave that belongs to a visiting child.

3. When Eva talks to Topsy about love, what is the one thing/person that Topsy admits to loving?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Playing with dolls.
(c) Candy.
(d) Uncle Tom.

4. Who tries to convince Tom that it would be advantageous to him to burn his Bible?
(a) Simon Legree.
(b) Cassy.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Emmeline.

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?"
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her editor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a heated discussion with Miss Ophelia, what does Mrs. St. Clare say she would have done to Topsy?

2. When George and his family are established in Canada, what is it that George specifically says he wants more than anything?

3. Who was in charge of the new slave in St. Clare household?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 41, who dies on the Shelby plantation?

5. Whose funeral takes place at the villa on the lake at the end of Chapter 27?

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

3. What happens in Chapter 38 where Tom is left along often that actually foreshadows Tom's death?

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

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

6. 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."

7. As the loose ends of the story are tied up in Chapter 44, what is the purpose of Chapter 45, the final chapter?

8. What does Stowe insist that Northerners do to truly live by their Christian beliefs?

9. How is Cassy and Emmeline's "escape" from Legree bittersweet?

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

(see the answer keys)

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