USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

UNCLE TOMS CABIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
who teaches tom to read?
A
mr. shelby
B
master george
C
mrs. shelby
D
eva
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -George Shelby Called “Mas’r George” by Uncle Tom, George is the Shelbys’ good-hearted son. He loves Tom and promises to rescue him from the cruelty into which his father sold him. After Tom dies, he resolves to free all the slaves on the family farm in Kentucky.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tom learned to read short passages of the Bible with help from young master George in Kentucky and then Tom quotes scripture throughout the novel. The cruel irony in Uncle Tom’s Cabin is that the main character earnestly prays to be reunited with his family, only to be killed by a heartless master.

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: -Eliza and George Harris Mrs. Shelby’s servant and her husband; they have a young son, Harry. Arthur, Emily, and George Shelby A Kentucky farmer (Tom and Eliza’s owner), his wife, and teenaged son.

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