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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. 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) Quebec City.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Amherstburg.

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

3. Because of Legree's superstitious nature, who is the unlikely person that he fears?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Cassy.
(c) Adelia.
(d) Missis.

4. Why does Topsy come to Eva's room daily?
(a) To learn to read.
(b) To learn more about God.
(c) To bring flowers.
(d) To play with Eva's toys.

5. 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) Work hard and pray for things to work out.
(c) Ask his new employer to uy Aunt Chloe and their childen.
(d) Find another woman to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 45, what famous lawyer defended 76 slaves who attempted escape on a schooner named Pearl?

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

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

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

5. When Augustine lectures Miss Ophelia on how to properly treat a slave, what kind of treatment does he say is most effective?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how the following passage is foreshadowing: "the rays of the sun formed a kind of glory behind her [Eva], as she came forward in her white dress, with her golden hair and glowing cheeks, her eyes unnaturally bright..."

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

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

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

7. 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."

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

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

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

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