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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Eliza dream of on the first night that she is taken in and sleeping safely at the new family's house?
2. What does George accomplish that shows he has talent?
3. In which state is Chapter 1 set?
4. What news is it that Rachel has for Eliza?
5. What does Mrs. Bird do to let Eliza and Harry rest?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is it that offers Mrs. Shelby a moment of worry, then relief at the beginning of Chapter 6?
2. What do you think the author's purpose is in having a man help Eliza escape even though he is a friend of Mr. Shelby's?
3. How does one detect a difference in the manners between Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley?
4. The author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, feels it is important for her readers to know the substance of the Fugitive Slave Act. What does she do inform the reader of this law?
5. How is the character of Phineas contrasted with that of Halliday?
6. When Mrs. Shelby speaks of this sale of her slaves being a curse from God, her husband accuses her of sounding like an abolitionist. Why is that such a harsh accusation?
7. Why is Uncle Tom's loyalty to his master such a subject of harsh criticism and ridicule?
8. How might the modern reader interpret Mr. Shelby's plan to be absent from the plantation when Tom is to be taken away?
9. Why might the author so frequently speak directly to the reader and asks the reader questions as she does in the last four to five paragraphs at the end of this chapter?
10. What character says, "don't quote the Bible at me that way," and what does this quotation reveal about his character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin who exemplify courage; conversely, there are several who exemplify cowardice. Identify these characters as their depiction of courage or cowardice. Then specifically refer to what actions or words of theirs come to embody these qualities and define courage and cowardice.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters in this novel are representative of qualities that Stowe wants to pit against one another. To that end, contrast the characters of Tom and Legree and discuss what qualities these two characters most embody.
Essay Topic 3
While the author is writing to protest and put an end to slavery, she was writing for a significant portion of the population that believed slavery was necessary to their economy. On a very basic level, she had to show what was evil about slavery. What situations did she create to most effectively show the evils of slavery? To discuss this, review the treatments of specific slaves in specific incidents such as Tom, Eliza, George, Aunt Chloe, Emmeline, and Topsy.
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