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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roxana disguise herself as when she runs away after being sold?
(a) An old lady.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A maid.
(d) A black man.

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

3. Who is Wilson with when Tom tries to embarrass him?
(a) Judge Driscoll.
(b) Aunt Patsy.
(c) The twins.
(d) Sheriff Cooper.

4. How does Angelo show what his gift from a prince looked like?
(a) He draws a sketch.
(b) He describes it.
(c) He shows a photograph.
(d) He pulls it out of his bag.

5. What does Tom ask Wilson in order to embarrass him?
(a) Where his finger prints are kept.
(b) What his wife has been up to.
(c) How his law practice is doing.
(d) How his half a dog is doing.

6. What does Judge Driscoll do to punish Tom when he hears how Tom handled his humiliation at the meeting?
(a) Writes him off as an adopted son.
(b) Tears up his will.
(c) Changes his bank account.
(d) Refuses to pay his debts.

7. How long does Wilson wait for the thief to be caught?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 10 days.

8. What happens to the things Tom takes with him to St. Louis?
(a) They are stolen.
(b) They are discredited.
(c) They are destroyed.
(d) They are lost.

9. Who becomes mayor on Election Day?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Judge Driscoll.
(d) Luigi.

10. Why do Tom's friends not notice the change in his attitude after he learns the truth of his birth?
(a) He has other reasons for being upset.
(b) He has always been distant and unpleasant.
(c) They ignore all of his unkind words.
(d) They do not spend much time around him.

11. Who was spotted leaving the house the night of the murder?
(a) A strange woman.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Aunt Pratt.
(d) Tom.

12. How does Tom try to win his uncle's trust?
(a) He asks to go back to college.
(b) He studies his bible with his aunts.
(c) He stays home.
(d) He helps with the campaign.

13. Where does Roxana tell Tom to go after the duel?
(a) Louisville.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) New Orleans.

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

15. Who has made a plan to catch the thief?
(a) Luigi.
(b) Judge Driscoll.
(c) Angelo.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Judge Driscoll do to repair the family name after hearing about Tom's humiliation at the meeting?

2. What does Roxana make Tom promise to do in a year's time after she helps him pay his debts?

3. What season is Election Day held in?

4. How does Tom decide to pay for Roxana's freedom?

5. What political office is Wilson told to run for?

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