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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aunt Patsy called by the town people?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Widow Cooper.
(c) Miss Patty.
(d) Widow Patsy.

2. How does Tom get high debts?
(a) He buys on credit.
(b) He gives his money away.
(c) He write bad checks.
(d) He gambles.

3. How does Judge Driscoll feel after meeting the people visiting Aunt Patsy?
(a) He does not trust them.
(b) He dislikes them.
(c) He likes them.
(d) He has no opinion of them god or bad.

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

5. Where is the bank where Roxana places her money?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Biloxi.

6. How much gambling debt has Tom incurred when he meets Roxana?
(a) $500.
(b) $600.
(c) $300.
(d) $400.

7. What are some of Percy's slaves accused of?
(a) Theft.
(b) Perjury.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Rape.

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

9. What is the name of the town in this book?
(a) Daniel's Creek.
(b) Dawson's Landing.
(c) Dallin's River.
(d) Drew's Port.

10. Why does Roxana end up penniless when she quit her job?
(a) The bank with her money folded.
(b) The bank no longer deals with black women.
(c) She can't remember her account number.
(d) Someone stole her money.

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

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

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

14. What does Wilson say is found in people's hair?
(a) Life stories.
(b) Grease.
(c) DNA.
(d) Identification.

15. What does Roxana first choose to do when she gets worried after the trial for the slaves involved in the theft?
(a) Run away.
(b) Sell the baby herself.
(c) Kill the baby.
(d) Switch the baby.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Wilson like to do with the babies every few months?

3. How long does Roxana work on the steamboat?

4. Why does Roxana get all dressed up when she gets worried?

5. How much of her monthly salary does Roxana put in a bank account?

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