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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 is it that makes Eliza feel momentarily sad as she runs away?
2. Who is Augustine St. Clare?
3. When George and Eliza are reunited, what is Eliza trying to convince George of?
4. What are Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley discussing in Chapter 1?
5. To whom do Sam and Andy tell the story of Eliza's escape?
Short Essay Questions
1. The author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, feels it is important for her readers to know the substance of the Fugitive Slave Act. What does she do inform the reader of this law?
2. What is the effect of describing the actual cabin of Uncle Tom as a place where flowers grow and people worship and eat together?
3. How does the treatment of George by his master compare or contrast with how Eliza is treated by her owners.
4. How might the modern reader interpret Mr. Shelby's plan to be absent from the plantation when Tom is to be taken away?
5. What does the reader learn in Chapters 2 and 3 about Eliza's past as a mother?
6. In spite of the differences between Tom and Eva's life situation, what character traits do they have in common?
7. How is the theme of religion versus politics explored in Chapter 9?
8. What provides the comic relief in Chapter 6?
9. How does the reader know that Mr. Shelby regards his wife's happiness as important?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The subject of religion, specifically Christianity, abounds in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Discuss how Stowe's characterization of Uncle Tom embodied the principles of Christianity--namely that of faith, forgiveness, compassion, and belief in an afterlife. Refer to specific instances from the novel to illustrate these various components of Christianity.
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
In the world of Uncle Tom's Cabin slavery is legal, escaping a plantation is illegal, being a slave catcher is a job, and as such, it is legal. How does Stowe explore the theme of legality versus morality through what we learn happens on plantations, the consequences of escaping, and the responsibilities slave catching?
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