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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Tom need protection from?
(a) His father.
(b) Bullies.
(c) Slaves.
(d) His mother.

2. Who is the most prominent man in the town?
(a) Major Wilstead.
(b) Judge Driscoll.
(c) Dr. Wilson.
(d) Sherriff Thompson.

3. Where are the ancestors of the most prominent man in town from?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

4. What ailment makes Roxana quit her job?
(a) Lombago.
(b) Psoriasis.
(c) Gout.
(d) Arthritis.

5. What does Percy threaten to do if the slaves do not admit who committed the crime?
(a) Put them on a steam boat.
(b) Sell them down river.
(c) Sell them to a plantation.
(d) Put them in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town in this book?

2. What fraction is Roxana black?

3. What word does Twain use to describe the town in this book?

4. Why is Roxana cleared of the crime that the Percy slaves were accused of?

5. Where do Tom and Roxana meet when she comes back to Dawson's Landing?

(see the answer key)

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