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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Judge Driscoll do to repair the family name after hearing about Tom's humiliation at the meeting?
(a) Calls a formal hearing between Tom and Luigi.
(b) Challenges Luigi to a duel.
(c) Writes Tom out of the Driscoll will.
(d) Pays for the damages to the building.

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

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

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

5. What is a group in town trying to legalize?
(a) Rum.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Tobacco.

6. How does Tom decide to pay for Roxana's freedom?
(a) He will write a check with his uncle's signature.
(b) He will steal money from his uncle.
(c) He will win at gambling.
(d) He will sell the twin's knife.

7. Which of the following was NOT a form of transportation Roxana used when running away?
(a) Horseback.
(b) Train.
(c) Steamboat.
(d) Canoe.

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

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

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

11. Who does Tom tell about his thoughts about why Wilson's plan has not worked to catch the thief?
(a) Wilson.
(b) All of these.
(c) The constable.
(d) Judge Driscoll.

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

13. Where does Tom tell his uncle he was when he heard about what the twins were?
(a) Church.
(b) The meeting.
(c) Aunt Patsy's house.
(d) Wilson's house.

14. Where was Roxana sent to work after she was sold?
(a) The fields.
(b) The house.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The gardens.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Judge Driscoll do to punish Tom when he hears how Tom handled his humiliation at the meeting?

2. What does Judge Driscoll call the twins in his speech on Election Day?

3. What does Wilson see when he reads Luigi's palm?

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

5. How long does Wilson wait for the thief to be caught?

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