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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news is it that Rachel has for Eliza?

2. How does Mrs. Selby react to the news that Eliza has escaped?

3. Which character is very protective towards Eliza?

4. When does the reader see evidence of the slaves belief in Christianity in Chapter 4?

5. Who is Dinah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of John Von Trompe being described as a former "land-holder and slave owner in the state of Kentucky?"

2. How is the character of Phineas contrasted with that of Halliday?

3. Why do black people in the novel freely use the "n" word?

4. What is unusual about Young Master Shelby teaching Tom how to write?

5. What is the effect of describing the actual cabin of Uncle Tom as a place where flowers grow and people worship and eat together?

6. What character says, "don't quote the Bible at me that way," and what does this quotation reveal about his character?

7. What do you think the author's purpose is in having a man help Eliza escape even though he is a friend of Mr. Shelby's?

8. Compare or contrast Mr. Shelby's and Mr. Haley's opinions on how to treat slaves should be treated.

9. Why is Uncle Tom's loyalty to his master such a subject of harsh criticism and ridicule?

10. How is the theme of religion versus politics explored in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion is a motif in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Several characters have very different opinions the value of religion in one's life. Compare or contrast the religious view of three of the following characters:

Uncle Tom

Eliza

George Harris

Rachel Halliday

Augustine St. Clare

Simon Legree

Essay Topic 2

Stowe has the frail, wealthy white child, Eva befriend and defend Topsy, the abused and incorrigible slave child who is with her family. Explain what purpose their contrasting characters and relationship has in furthering Stowe's feelings about slavery, morality, and religion.

Essay Topic 3

While the author is writing to protest and put an end to slavery, she was writing for a significant portion of the population that believed slavery was necessary to their economy. On a very basic level, she had to show what was evil about slavery. What situations did she create to most effectively show the evils of slavery? To discuss this, review the treatments of specific slaves in specific incidents such as Tom, Eliza, George, Aunt Chloe, Emmeline, and Topsy.

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