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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mrs. Shelby first learn the details about Mr. Haley's visit to the plantation?
(a) Mrs. Shelby doesn't find out about Mr. Haley and why he visits until she asks her husband about the meeting.
(b) She finds out from young Master George that evening.
(c) She finds out from Eliza that evening.
(d) She finds out when she walks in and hears them trying to whisper their plan.

2. What does Mr. Shelby offer Haley to content him when their business deal gets delayed?
(a) A chess game.
(b) A card game.
(c) Dinner.
(d) A game of croquet.

3. Who raised Eliza?
(a) Mrs. Shelby
(b) Uncle Tom.
(c) Uncle Tom and his wife.
(d) Eliza's natural mother.

4. Where did Eliza get married to her current husband?
(a) In a church build especially for weddings between slaves.
(b) On the plantation where she worked previously.
(c) On the banks of the Mississippi River.
(d) On the Shelby plantation.

5. Who is Lucy?
(a) Mr. Haley's old and favorite slave.
(b) Another slave Haley buys.
(c) Mrs. Haley.
(d) A child slave Tom meets on the journey.

6. Why are the ferry boats not running when Eliza is out crossing the river?
(a) Canoe travel making travel hazardous for ferries.
(b) It is a holiday.
(c) Chunks of ice in the river.
(d) Lack of fuel.

7. What does Mr. Haley say to Mr. Shelby that is insulting?
(a) Haley accuses Shelby of caring too much about his wife thinks.
(b) Mr. Haley says that Shelby spoiled his slaves and now he will expect Shelby to give him cash.
(c) Haley accuses Shelby of being a poor manager.
(d) Haley accuses Mr. Shelby of not being fair and possibly helping the slaves get away.

8. Who are Lokar and Marks?
(a) Slave traders.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Mr. Haley's sons.
(d) Riverboat workers.

9. What is it that Eliza finds useful while crossing the river?
(a) A small canoe.
(b) A wooden raft.
(c) Chunks of ice.
(d) A kind riverboat captain.

10. Who are Bill and Jerry?
(a) Lead deputies.
(b) Shelby's grandsons.
(c) Haley's sons.
(d) Horses.

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

12. Why doesn't Eliza see her husband much?
(a) He travels a lot for his job.
(b) He and Eliza have divorced.
(c) He is ill.
(d) He lives and works on a different plantation.

13. What are Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley discussing in Chapter 1?
(a) How Mr. Shelby will pay Mr. Haley the debt he owes.
(b) Successful crops on their plantations.
(c) Whether slavery is moral or immoral.
(d) Their marriages.

14. What family protects Eliza and Harry once they have crossed the river?
(a) The Hallidays.
(b) The Rachels.
(c) The Stanwoods.
(d) The Stedmans.

15. In the description of George, what is said about his father?
(a) He doesn't know who his father is.
(b) His father is actually Mr. Shelby.
(c) His father is actually Uncle Tom.
(d) His father is actually Mr. Haley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom stay while Haley goes to the slave auction?

2. When Mr. Haley becomes agitated during their discussion of slave treatment, what does Mr. Shelby try to calm him with?

3. How does Eliza react to business transaction she hears Mr. Shelby talk about with Mr. Haley?

4. By the end of the action of the Chapter 17, what happens to Tom Lokar?

5. Who does Mr. Haley get to help him find Eliza and Harry?

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