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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. Who is Albert?
2. Who apparently knows nothing of Mr. Shelby's debt?
3. In the description of George, what is said about his father?
4. What is one thing that happens in the Quaker household that is different from any households that the reader has seen in this novel so far?
5. At the end of the Chapter 16, what aspect of work does Tom say he has experience with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What provides the comic relief in Chapter 6?
2. Why is Uncle Tom's loyalty to his master such a subject of harsh criticism and ridicule?
3. Compare or contrast Mr. Shelby's and Mr. Haley's opinions on how to treat slaves should be treated.
4. What is the effect of describing the actual cabin of Uncle Tom as a place where flowers grow and people worship and eat together?
5. In spite of the differences between Tom and Eva's life situation, what character traits do they have in common?
6. When and how do George and Eliza show their true religious nature?
7. When Mrs. Shelby speaks of this sale of her slaves being a curse from God, her husband accuses her of sounding like an abolitionist. Why is that such a harsh accusation?
8. What is the author's intent by contrasting Mr. Haley's sole interest in thinking of slaves in terms of their physical strength and how he will be able to resell them and Tom's continued pondering on the Bible and a "pitying Jesus?"
9. How does the reader learn that Quakers are anti-slavery?
10. Why does the author write that "Sam was in wonderful spirits," when each of his possible sightings of Eliza turn out to not be her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The term "Uncle Tom" has come to have a very disparaging, insulting meaning in our modern society. It has come to describe an African American whom other African Americans consider to be subservient to white people and who treats whites in a way that suggests they are superior. This term comes from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. After reading this novel, decide whether a reader should be empathetic to Tom's treatment of whites or whether this character deserves this reputation. Obviously, to answer this question, the writer must refer to specific deeds or quotations from the novel.
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
Imagery is a powerful literary device. How does the imagery in the descriptions of various homes, such as Tom's cabin, the home of the Quaker family, and the Legree plantation serve to extend the characterization of the people who live in these homes?
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