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

2. Whose funeral takes place at the villa on the lake at the end of Chapter 27?

3. When George and his family are established in Canada, what is it that George specifically says he wants more than anything?

4. When Tom goes out to work in the fields at Legree's plantation, who does Tom help pick cotton in the fields?

5. At the slave auction, what does Emmeline do when Legree examined her?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does the author use color and/or physical characteristics to symbolize the difference between Augustine and his daughter, Eva, and Alfred and his son, Henrique?

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

5. What does the death of Augustine emphasize about the lives and futures of their slaves?

6. What event triggers the turning point in Augustine's religious beliefs and who is responsible for his religious education here?

7. Why might Stowe have had the significant black characters who are now free end up going to Africa to do missionary work?

8. What are the similarities between Aunt Chloe And Mrs. Shelby which are emphasized?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in this novel are representative of qualities that Stowe wants to pit against one another. To that end, contrast the characters of Tom and Legree and discuss what qualities these two characters most embody.

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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