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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. Why does Topsy come to Eva's room daily?

2. What illness has Tom Lokar been laid up with for three weeks?

3. What kind of cook is Old Dinah described as?

4. When a character tries to convince Tom that he should kill Legree, what is the weapon that the person recommends?

5. On the first night at the Legree plantation, what does Tom dream of when he falls asleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 38 where Tom is left along often that actually foreshadows Tom's death?

2. How do the physical descriptions of Simon Legree himself and his plantation symbolize his character?

3. What is Mr. Shelby's objection to Mrs. Shelby having taught religion to the slaves?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Miss Ophelia, Augustine St. Clare's aunt who arrives in New Orleans from New England, is the only fully drawn character from the North. How does the addition of the this character to the antebellum South work to help Stowe further her argument against the inhumane treatment of and beliefs about blacks?

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