ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does Tom first meet Eva?
A
In New Orleans
B
On a ferry
C
In Memphis
D
On a river boat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Meanwhile, Eliza and her son have been taken in by a Quaker family and are joined by George to prepare for the next stage of their escape. Tom, on a Mississippi river boat, meets a little white girl named Eva St. Clare, is touched by her beauty and gravity, and rescues her from drowning.

Detailed explanation-2: -He sits up in a nook in the cotton bales, reading his Bible. While there, Tom meets a little girl named Eva St. Clare.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eva’s death isn’t a martyrdom; she dies of natural causes, and Stowe gives us the sense that she’s gently being taken up to Heaven. Nevertheless, she’s so much of a Christ figure that we can’t help feeling her death foreshadows Tom’s.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uncle Tom’s Cabin starred Marguerite Clark, who portrayed both Topsy and Little Eva.

Detailed explanation-5: -Summary: Chapter XIII Eliza and Harry arrive at a Quaker settlement, where they stay with a woman named Rachel Halliday. After learning that Eliza’s last name is Harris, the Quakers realize that she is the wife of George Harris, who is on his way to the settlement. That night, amid tears, the couple reunites.

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