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1. 1.

   Write T for true and F for false sentences.

   1. Legree asked Tom to flog Lucy, a slave girl.
   2. Tom refused to flog the girl because she was his friend.
   3. Legree was angry at Tom because the latter had said it would be wrong to flog a sick and feeble girl.
   4. Legree had paid fifty thousand dollars to buy Tom as his slave.
   5. Tom believed that his master was the rightful owner of his body and soul.
   6. Legree believed that slaves did not have the right to decide what is right and what is wrong.
   7. Legree believed that only white gentlemen could decide between questions of right and wrong.
   8. Because Tom was mostly loud and arrogant, everyone was shocked when he refused to obey Legree's order.
   9. Legree ordered his other two slaves to take away Tom and punish him for his disobedience.
2. 2.

   What kind of a servant did Legree wish to make out of Tom?
3. 3.

   What had Legree ordered Tom to do? Did Tom comply?

4. 4.

   What was Tom's nature in general? What incorrect idea had it given everyone about him?
5. 5.

   Why did Tom think it was wrong to flog the girl?
6. 6.

   Why did Legree think Tom had no right to decide what is right and wrong?