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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Simon Legree's plantation?
(a) On the Red River in Louisiana.
(b) On the Red River in Mississippi.
(c) On the New Orleans River in Lousiana.
(d) On the Mississippi River in Louisiana.

2. After the death on the Shelby plantation, who travels from the Shelby plantation to the Legree plantation?
(a) Young Master George.
(b) Mr. Shelby.
(c) Aunt Chloe.
(d) Mrs. Shelby.

3. In a heated discussion with Miss Ophelia, what does Mrs. St. Clare say she would have done to Topsy?
(a) Slapped her face.
(b) Whipped her.
(c) Read the Bible to her.
(d) Sent her to her cabin without dinner.

4. What are Miss Ophelia's plans for Topsy's future?
(a) To take her back to Vermont with her.
(b) To ask for Mrs. St. Clare's help in raising Topsy.
(c) To teach her to read so that she can teach other slaves.
(d) To have Topsy move into Eva's old room.

5. When Eliza travels to Canada, what other member of her party is in disguise?
(a) Aunt Dorcas.
(b) Ms. Smyth.
(c) Harry.
(d) George.

6. According to Chapter 45, what famous lawyer defended 76 slaves who attempted escape on a schooner named Pearl?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) William Jennings Bryan.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Horace Mann.

7. When a character tries to convince Tom that he should kill Legree, what is the weapon that the person recommends?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A knife.
(d) An axe.

8. When the reader is returned to the story line of George and his family in Chapter 43, where in Canada are they living?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Amherstburg.
(d) Quebec City.

9. To whom does Eva give reading lessons?
(a) Alfreda.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Mammy.

10. Once Emmeline is at the Legree plantation, what does Emmeline try to convince another woman to do with her?
(a) Burn the mansion.
(b) Escape.
(c) Poison Legree.
(d) Put ground glass in Legree's food.

11. When Augustine lectures Miss Ophelia on how to properly treat a slave, what kind of treatment does he say is most effective?
(a) Harsh and violent.
(b) Kindness.
(c) A combination of firm and gentle.
(d) Treatment as equals.

12. After young George Shelby returns from the Legree plantation, what option does George Shelby offer his former slaves as he frees them?
(a) To keep them on as paid employees.
(b) To arrange for their transportation to Canada.
(c) To write each of them letters of recommendation for employment.
(d) To arrange for their transportation to Africa to become missionaries.

13. While Tom is a slave on the Legree plantation, who tries to convince Tom to kill Legree?
(a) Cassy.
(b) Emmeline.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Sambo.

14. When the Shelby's get Uncle Tom's letter, what does Mr. Shelby say that Tom should do to get on with his life?
(a) Ask if he can visit the Shelbys.
(b) Find another woman to marry.
(c) Work hard and pray for things to work out.
(d) Ask his new employer to uy Aunt Chloe and their childen.

15. Why is Lake Pontchartrain important to the action of Chapter 22?
(a) It is where Eva says she wants to visit.
(b) It is where Uncle Tom fishes.
(c) It is where the St Clare family's summer villa is.
(d) It is where Augustine wants to build a small plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Madame de Thoux?

2. In a philosophical and religious discussion with Legree, who is it that explains that what he looks forward to is "eternity?"

3. Weeks after Eva's funeral, who gets comfort from singing from an old hymn book found in a drawer?

4. Who is the "quadroon" that is the subject of chapter 34 entitled "The Quadroon's Story?"

5. What is it that Topsy does that angers Miss Ophelia?

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