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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Roxana get all dressed up when she gets worried?
(a) She wants to show her baby she cares.
(b) She doesn't want to be recognized.
(c) She wants to die looking nice.
(d) She wants to appear to be a white woman.

2. What does Roxana realize when she dresses her baby after she gets worried?
(a) He doesn't seem like a slave.
(b) He looks like Tom.
(c) He deserves more from life.
(d) He could pass for a white baby.

3. How does the slave boy treat Tom as they grow up?
(a) With disdain.
(b) With protection.
(c) With brotherly affection.
(d) With kindness.

4. What killed most of the most prominent man in town's nieces and nephews?
(a) Strange accidents.
(b) A robber.
(c) Childhood illnesses.
(d) Allergic reactions.

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

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

7. Who is the slave boy sold to?
(a) Judge Driscoll.
(b) A steam boat manager.
(c) David Wilson.
(d) Percy.

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

9. What does Roxana dress her baby in when she gets worried after the trial?
(a) A girl's dress.
(b) A suit.
(c) Tom's clothes.
(d) Some rags.

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

11. What word does Twain use to describe the town in this book?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Bustling.
(c) Busy.
(d) Lazy.

12. Where are the people from who come to stay with Aunt Patsy?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

13. Who tells Roxana that Tom was briefly disinherited?
(a) Aunt Pratt.
(b) Tom.
(c) Chambers.
(d) Judge Driscoll.

14. Who does Roxana hope will help her when she ends up penniless?
(a) David Wilson.
(b) Chambers.
(c) Judge Driscoll.
(d) Tom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Tom feel about the person who likes to protect him?

2. What ailment makes Roxana quit her job?

3. What is the name of the aunt of Tom not married to Judge Driscoll?

4. Why is Wilson unable to get good clients in the new town?

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

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