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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43 and 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Aunt Chloe?
(a) Mrs. Shelby's name.
(b) A gardener.
(c) Mr. Shelby's aunt who lives with them.
(d) Uncle Tom's wife.

2. What "happy days" does Eliza think of as she leaves the Shelby house?
(a) Days happily tending Mrs. Shelby.
(b) Days with her husband.
(c) Days happily learning to read and write with the young master.
(d) Days happily working in the kitchen.

3. Who is Phineas Fletcher?
(a) A slave who wants to join Eliza and George on their journey north.
(b) A white man who supervises the slaves on the Halliday plantation.
(c) A friend of the Hallidays and a fellow Quaker.
(d) A slave catcher.

4. When Mr. Haley is with Mr. Shelby, how does Eliza find out about the upcoming sale of the slaves?
(a) She hides in the closet to hear Shelby and young Master George talk.
(b) She has read the journal on Mr. Shelby's desk when she cleaned.
(c) She hides in the closet to hear Shelby and Haley talk.
(d) She hides in the closet to hear Mr. and Mrs. Shelby talk.

5. What did Aunt Chloe make for breakfast as "the property" prepares to leave the cabin?
(a) Chicken and corn cake.
(b) Eggs and bacon and ham and grits.
(c) Grits and bacon.
(d) Grits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly before Chapter 1 ends, what is Eliza afraid will happen?

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

3. Who says that he/she "wouldn't give a flip" for politics?

4. What is it that makes Eliza feel momentarily sad as she runs away?

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

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