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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times in the babies's first year of life does Wilson take samples from them?
(a) 6 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 2 times.

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

3. Who sees a woman in Tom's room one morning?
(a) Judge Cooper.
(b) McCall.
(c) David Wilson.
(d) Luigi.

4. Where does Wilson keep all the samples he collects?
(a) On his desk top.
(b) In small boxes.
(c) On glass slides.
(d) In white envelopes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where do Tom and Roxana meet when she comes back to Dawson's Landing?
(a) The graveyard.
(b) The church.
(c) The cotton fields.
(d) The haunted house.

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

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

14. How does Tom grow up to be?
(a) Kind and unintelligent.
(b) Quiet and meek.
(c) Happy and content.
(d) Spoiled and selfish.

15. What does Wilson like to do with the babies every few months?
(a) Play pretend with them.
(b) Take blood samples.
(c) Take their fingerprints.
(d) Collect hair samples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What elite society does Judge Driscoll belong to?

2. What college does Tom go to?

3. Why did the Judge once disinherit Tom from the Will?

4. How much money does Tom give Roxana when she finds him?

5. What does Aunt Patsy do to make extra money?

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