American Literature. Seminar Task on “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by H. B. Stowe

All slaves in horror drew ………… their breath.
Answer: in
25. How Cassy managed to make Legree leave Tom alone?
Answer: She saved him some thousands different times, by taking care of his workers. She threatens him with the possibility of losing his bet on the cotton crop. Legree's ambition was to beat other planters by having the heaviest crop of the season. And he had several bets on that season in town. Cassy, with woman's tact, touched the only string that would be made to vibrate.
26. Complete the sentence
Eliza cut her hair because………….
Answer: She put on men’s clothes and tried to look more like a man.
27. Why did Legree avoid the attic and hate ghost stories?
Answer: The slaves thought it was haunted and made up stories after one woman, who was sent there for punishment, died mysteriously. Legree was a superstitious man himself. He overheard these stories and was so angry that said that the next one who told stories about the attic would spend a week there.
28. Translate the phrase.
He will raise heaven and earth after us.
Answer: Он перевернет все верх дном, чтобы найти нас.
29. Who found Tom near death?
Answer: George Shelby
30. Why did Legree do nothing when George locked him down on the ground?
Answer: He thought it was a ghost.
31. How were the runaway slaves disguised?
Answer: Cassy was dressed in black like a Creole lady. She had a small black hat on her head. Emmeline was disguised as her maid. Cassy was brought up in a rich family, and her lan-guage and movements were all in agreement with this idea. And she had still enough of nice dresses and jewels.
32. Find the synonym of the underlined word given in the book.
Cassy, Emmeline and George safely got on the streamer Cincinnati.
Answer: boarded

33. Where did Madame de Thoux and Cassy finally find George and Eliza?

Answer: Montreal

34. How long did it take George to prepare the certificates of freedom for his slaves?

Answer: A month

35. How did Aunt Chloe take the news about her husband’s death?

Answer:
Chloe turned, and walked proudly out of the room. Mrs. Shelby followed her. She took one of her hands, drew her down into a chair, and sat down by her.
"My poor, good Chloe!" she said.
Chloe leaned her head on her mistress' shoulder, and cried, saying, "O Missis! Excuse me, my heart's broken. That's all!"