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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. In Chapter 45, what advice does Stowe give to the white mothers of the North?
2. As Chapter 29 ends, where is Tom on his way to?
3. As Chapter 30 begins, what is the treatment of slaves at a slave warehouse?
4. While Tom is a slave on the Legree plantation, who tries to convince Tom to kill Legree?
5. What are Miss Ophelia's plans for Topsy's future?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event triggers the turning point in Augustine's religious beliefs and who is responsible for his religious education here?
2. What purpose does Augustine St. Clare's defense of slavery serve to the reader?
3. 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..."
4. Why might Stowe ends this chapter speaking directly to the reader about what might it feel like to be free for the first time?
5. What does the death of Augustine emphasize about the lives and futures of their slaves?
6. How is Tom's death the epitome of selflessness and forgiveness?
7. What is ironic about how and why Augustine St. Clare dies?
8. Why might Simon Legree "secretly dislike" Tom and why was it so important for him to get Tom to whip a person?
9. What do readers learn about the development of a person from the relationship between Eva and Topsy?
10. Why might Stowe have had the significant black characters who are now free end up going to Africa to do missionary work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe pits slavery against Christianity. Explore how she comes to depict the incompatibility of the two institutions, slavery and Christianity by referring to and exploring specific situations throughout 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
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a female writer who was vehemently against slavery. Discuss the female characters, both black and white, whom she created to "speak" for her cause and evaluate how effectively Stowe used each of these female characters furthered the thinking against slavery.
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