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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. As Chapter 30 begins, what is the treatment of slaves at a slave warehouse?

2. When Augustine lectures Miss Ophelia on how to properly treat a slave, what kind of treatment does he say is most effective?

3. Who is Legree's former mistress?

4. Who is Madame de Thoux?

5. When George, Eliza and Harry finally reach Canada, what is the name of the Canadian town where the boat they are on docks?

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. As the loose ends of the story are tied up in Chapter 44, what is the purpose of Chapter 45, the final chapter?

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

4. 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?

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

6. How is Cassy and Emmeline's "escape" from Legree bittersweet?

7. What does Stowe insist that Northerners do to truly live by their Christian beliefs?

8. Why is Cassy a key character in through whom Stowe explores Simon Legree's temperament and treatment of slaves?

9. What is ironic about how and why Augustine St. Clare dies?

10. 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..."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One of the necessary components of a tragic hero is that he dies. In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Tom dies. If the reader accepts that Tom is a hero, what other qualities of a hero does Tom exemplify?

Conversely, you may decide that Tom is not a hero. If so, refer to specific incidents or quotations that support your view.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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