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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. According to Chapter 45, what famous lawyer defended 76 slaves who attempted escape on a schooner named Pearl?
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Horace Mann.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) William Jennings Bryan.
2. In the author's last chapter in which she discusses the sources for her novel, who does she say told Stowe of the story of "old Pru?"
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her editor.
3. When George and his family are established in Canada, what is it that George specifically says he wants more than anything?
(a) An education.
(b) A home near the ocean.
(c) His own business.
(d) A home in the mountains.
4. In Canada, what is George's occupation?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A machinist.
(c) A railroad worker.
(d) A furrier.
5. When Eva talks to Topsy about love, what is the one thing/person that Topsy admits to loving?
(a) Candy.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Uncle Tom.
(d) Playing with dolls.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 41, who dies on the Shelby plantation?
2. Who comes to visit the St. Clare family during the summer at Lake Pontchartrain?
3. While Tom is a slave on the Legree plantation, who tries to convince Tom to kill Legree?
4. Who on the Shelby plantation offers first to earn extra money in Chapter 21?
5. When Eliza travels to Canada, what other member of her party is in disguise?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the loose ends of the story are tied up in Chapter 44, what is the purpose of Chapter 45, the final chapter?
2. Explain how the following passage is foreshadowing: "the rays of the sun formed a kind of glory behind her [Eva], as she came forward in her white dress, with her golden hair and glowing cheeks, her eyes unnaturally bright..."
3. What does Stowe insist that Northerners do to truly live by their Christian beliefs?
4. Why might Stowe ends this chapter speaking directly to the reader about what might it feel like to be free for the first time?
5. What is the ironic about Emmeline's being brought up "by the Bible?"
6. What happens in Chapter 38 where Tom is left along often that actually foreshadows Tom's death?
7. What does the death of Augustine emphasize about the lives and futures of their slaves?
8. What is Mr. Shelby's objection to Mrs. Shelby having taught religion to the slaves?
9. How is Cassy and Emmeline's "escape" from Legree bittersweet?
10. What are the similarities between Aunt Chloe And Mrs. Shelby which are emphasized?
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