Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How effective of a money manager is Augustine St. Clare?
2. While Tom spends time outdoors with Eva, where is it that Eva tells Uncle Tom she will be going to soon?
3. As Chapter 30 begins, what is the treatment of slaves at a slave warehouse?
4. In Canada, what is George's occupation?
5. Whose funeral takes place in Chapter 29 entitled "The Unprotected?"
Short Essay Questions
1. With all the happy endings in the book, why might Stowe have chosen to have Tom, the most beloved character, beat to death?
2. How does Miss Ophelia's feelings about "training" Topsy reveal what the problem is for people who attempt to control their servants or slaves with violence?
3. What event triggers the turning point in Augustine's religious beliefs and who is responsible for his religious education here?
4. 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..."
5. What does the death of Augustine emphasize about the lives and futures of their slaves?
6. How is Cassy and Emmeline's "escape" from Legree bittersweet?
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. Why might Stowe have had the significant black characters who are now free end up going to Africa to do missionary work?
9. Why might Stowe ends this chapter speaking directly to the reader about what might it feel like to be free for the first time?
10. What is Mr. Shelby's objection to Mrs. Shelby having taught religion to the slaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes of Uncle Tom's Cabin explores man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Discuss this theme by referring to specific incidents in the novel or relationships that expand on this theme.
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?
|
This section contains 1,103 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
