Uncle Tom's Cabin

What boundary, separating Kentucky and the North, do Eliza and Harry cross to evade capture?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Ohio River

• The Ashland Rapids

• The Mississippi River

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What does Stowe imply a parallel to with the oppression of blacks?

• Government corruption

• Oppression of women

• Underage working conditions

• Colonization

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Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• William Shakespeare

• John Donne

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Robert Burns

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Tom's Cabin helped divide the North and South on slavery, setting the stage for the Civil War

• True

• False

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What event provides the motivation for Shelby to release all the slaves?

• Tom's death

• Eliza's escape

• Tom beating the girl

• Tom's daughter's wedding

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Which American President reportedly referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as "the little lady who made this big war"?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F.Kennedy

• John Adams

• George Washington

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To whom does Shelby sell Tom and Harry?

• Haley

• Legree

• St. Clare

• Marie

Who is Eliza's mother?

• Cassy

• Mrs. Shelby

• Mrs. Legree

• Aunt Chloe

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The first sentence of the passage served to

• provide a theoretical frame for the description that follows

• introduce the regional dialect spoken by the characters

• evoke nostalgic images of a simpler, more innocent time

• Contrast a technical idiom with informal speech

• establish the tone and mood of the scene

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The phrase “with the stars to hold their candles” (second sentence) is used to suggest that the “men” (earlier in the same sentence)

• were too proud to acknowledge a higher power

• lived without the benefit of artificial illumination

• were independent minded and did not ask others for help

• cursed those who suffered under the shackles of civilization

• exploited nature without worrying about the consequences

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