USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

UNCLE TOMS CABIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does Aunt Chloe react to Tom’s advice to pray for Haley?
A
She begins with excitement.
B
She denies and says she cannot pray for a trader’s soul.
C
She ignores the idea.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She goes first to warn Tom and Chloe, and Chloe urges her husband to run away, too, but Tom refuses, saying Eliza is right to go but he has no choice except to fulfill his master’s bargain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shelby might have had a hand in letting Eliza get away, Mr. Shelby replies stiffly that it is a matter of honor for him to complete his business with Mr. Haley as promised.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tom urges George to be a good boy. George tells Haley to treat Uncle Tom with care. He says Haley should be ashamed of himself, treating humans like cattle. George and Tom say goodbye and Haley drives away.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aunt Chloe, his wife, urges him to run away with Eliza, another slave, whose young son has also been sold. Here, Tom explains why he refuses to run, because his being sold will keep “all the people on the place, ” including his wife and children, from being sold.

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