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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom do that disappoints Judge Driscoll?
(a) Quits college.
(b) Strikes a slave.
(c) Hits his aunt.
(d) Steals some money.

2. Why did the Judge once disinherit Tom from the Will?
(a) He was rude to his aunt.
(b) He was accused of harassing a woman.
(c) He was caught gambling.
(d) He quit college.

3. Why do Tom's aunts treat him the way they do?
(a) They feel sorry for his loss.
(b) They don't have children.
(c) They don't know about his stealing.
(d) They fear him.

4. Where has Roxana been living since she got back to Dawson's Landing?
(a) The boat docks.
(b) The haunted house.
(c) The old planting shed.
(d) The church.

5. What does Tom say after his life has been saved?
(a) He is grateful to be alive.
(b) He was just pretending.
(c) He hates the boy who saved him.
(d) He wishes he would have died.

6. Who comes to stay with Aunt Patsy?
(a) Some cousins.
(b) Two singers.
(c) Her nephews.
(d) Some twin brothers.

7. How does the Tom feel about the person who likes to protect him?
(a) He hates him.
(b) He loves him.
(c) He doesn't know him.
(d) He doesn't care.

8. What does Wilson like to collect?
(a) Hair strands.
(b) Fingerprints.
(c) Boot marks.
(d) Drops of blood.

9. What happens to Roxana when Percy dies?
(a) She is traded at auction.
(b) She is sold to a steam boat manager.
(c) She is given her freedom.
(d) She is sold Down River.

10. What part of Roxana's body is affected by her ailment?
(a) Her spine.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her knees.
(d) Her arms.

11. What is the name of the most prominent man in town's only surviving nephew?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Paul.
(c) Percy.
(d) Thomas.

12. What is David Wilson's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Scientist.

13. What college does Tom go to?
(a) Yale.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

14. How many people come to stay with Aunt Patsy?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

15. What river runs by the town in this book?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Green River.
(c) The Missouri River.
(d) The Snake River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the people coming to stay with Aunt Patsy?

2. How do Tom's aunts treat him?

3. What does Roxana realize when she dresses her baby after she gets worried?

4. Where is the bank where Roxana places her money?

5. What does Percy's slave name her baby?

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