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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Judge Driscoll do early the morning after Tom's humiliation at the meeting?
(a) Went on a horse ride.
(b) Went to church.
(c) Went on a boat road.
(d) Went fishing.

2. What does Wilson see when he reads Luigi's palm?
(a) A lover.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A lie.
(d) A secret.

3. Who kicks Tom during the meeting?
(a) Sheriff Cooper.
(b) Angelo.
(c) David Wilson.
(d) Luigi.

4. What does Roxana do to help her son pay his debts?
(a) Gives him her precious ring.
(b) Sells her home.
(c) Allows herself to be sold as a slave.
(d) Gives him back her part of the inheritance.

5. How does Tom go about paying his debts?
(a) He gets a job.
(b) He steals from his neighbors.
(c) He asks his aunt for the money.
(d) He writes checks in his uncle's name.

6. Why does Judge Driscoll decide to re-write his will?
(a) He might die in the duel.
(b) He has found out the truth about his nephew.
(c) He wants to include Luigi in the will.
(d) He is angry with Tom.

7. What is the only thing that gives Tom pleasure after learning the truth of his birth?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Stealing.

8. Who gave Roxana some money after she escaped?
(a) A chaplain.
(b) Judge Driscoll.
(c) The steamboat owner.
(d) Chambers.

9. Why does Tom tell his uncle he did not challenge Luigi to a duel?
(a) He wanted to be peaceable.
(b) He has no training with a gun.
(c) He was afraid to face a murderer.
(d) He did not want his aunts to mourn.

10. Who runs into the house after the Judge is stabbed?
(a) Luigi.
(b) The twins.
(c) Aunt Pratt.
(d) David Wilson.

11. What did Angelo once get from a Prince?
(a) A jewel.
(b) A map.
(c) A knife.
(d) A vase.

12. What political position is Judge Driscoll running for?
(a) Senator.
(b) Chief Justice.
(c) Governor.
(d) Mayor.

13. Where does Tom meet with Roxana after she was sold?
(a) The Haunted House.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Judge's house.
(d) New Orleans.

14. What does Luigi intend to do after the Judge says horrible things about him on Election Day?
(a) Prove that the Judge was lying.
(b) Leave the town.
(c) Challenge him to a duel.
(d) Take him to court.

15. Who does Tom go to hoping for a sympathetic ear about his humiliation at the meeting?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Roxana.
(c) Aunt Pratt.
(d) Chambers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was stolen from the twins?

2. Why does Tom hate that his uncle did not die in the duel?

3. Who is Wilson with when Tom tries to embarrass him?

4. What is the supposed motive for the accused murderer?

5. Where does Roxana go after helping her son pay his debts?

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