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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) Steals some money.
(b) Strikes a slave.
(c) Hits his aunt.
(d) Quits college.

2. What is Roxana saving up money for?
(a) Her son.
(b) To buy a ticket to Canada.
(c) To buy her husband out of slavery.
(d) Her retirement.

3. Why was Percy's slave put in charge of raising his son?
(a) His wife was sick.
(b) He was afraid to get attached to the child.
(c) His wife had died.
(d) He knew she would care well for him.

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

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

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

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

8. How is Roxana treated by Percy's son as he grows up?
(a) He is haughty and disdainful towards her.
(b) He treats her with kindness and affection.
(c) He plays nasty tricks on her.
(d) He ignores that she exists.

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

10. 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.

11. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the people coming to stay with Aunt Patsy?
(a) Capellia.
(b) Luigi.
(c) Angelo.
(d) McCall.

12. What do people do to cure their curiosity when Aunt Patsy has some visitors?
(a) They go to visit them.
(b) They hold a party for them.
(c) They ask Aunt Patsy about them.
(d) They send Judge Driscoll to learn about them.

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

14. Why is Roxana cleared of the crime that the Percy slaves were accused of?
(a) She was caring for the babies.
(b) She was serving dinner.
(c) She discovered religion.
(d) She is a woman.

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) Kill the baby.
(c) Sell the baby herself.
(d) Switch the baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wilson like to collect?

2. Where are the ancestors of the most prominent man in town from?

3. How long does Roxana work on the steamboat?

4. How does Judge Driscoll feel after meeting the people visiting Aunt Patsy?

5. What makes Aunt Patsy something of a celebrity in the area?

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