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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When George meets with Eliza, why does he tell her that he travels so far from the plantation on which he works?
(a) He has another wife and child to visit.
(b) He will travel to a place where he will have more freedom than he has now.
(c) He has an ill mother who has no one to care for her.
(d) He knows he can sell his invention in another city.

3. To whom do Sam and Andy tell the story of Eliza's escape?
(a) Mr. And Mrs. Shelby.
(b) Two slave traders.
(c) Mr. Shelby and Mrs. Haley.
(d) All the slaves back at the plantation.

4. By what means of transportation does Mr. Haley travel with Tom?
(a) By carriage.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By boat.
(d) By train.

5. Who assumes the role of a preacher when the slaves practice their religion?
(a) Aunt Chloe.
(b) A visiting preacher who visits all plantations.
(c) Mr. Shelby.
(d) Uncle Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter titled "The Property is Carried Off" what is the "property" that is referred to here?

2. What river are Eliza and Harry headed towards as they begin this journey?

3. Who is John Von Trompe?

4. Who does the search party actually take orders from?

5. Why are the ferry boats not running when Eliza is out crossing the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the treatment of George by his master compare or contrast with how Eliza is treated by her owners.

2. How does Harry's tolerance for being a slave compare or contrast with Eliza's?

3. What are two good reasons that "The Mother's Struggle" is an appropriate title for Chapter 7?

4. How is the character of Phineas contrasted with that of Halliday?

5. How does one detect a difference in the manners between Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley?

6. Why does the author write that "Sam was in wonderful spirits," when each of his possible sightings of Eliza turn out to not be her?

7. What does the reader's first impression of Harry reveal about him?

8. What is effect of the description of life at the Hallidays?

9. What are the two things in this historical fiction that were real and introduced in Chapter 9?

10. In spite of the differences between Tom and Eva's life situation, what character traits do they have in common?

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