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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the person with the plan to catch the thief think he will be caught?
(a) The general store.
(b) The bank.
(c) The pawn shop.
(d) The saloon.

3. Why does Tom choose the time he does to commit crimes?
(a) There are lots of jobs available.
(b) His uncle is out of town.
(c) There are lots of empty houses.
(d) His aunt has missed him.

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

5. What was stolen from the twins?
(a) A knife.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bag of coins.
(d) A map.

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

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

8. How does Tom dress when he commits crimes?
(a) Like a slave.
(b) Like his uncle.
(c) Like a woman.
(d) Like a scholar.

9. Why did Luigi kill a man?
(a) The man was trying to kill his brother.
(b) The man challenged him to a duel.
(c) The man was accused of a crime.
(d) The man violated his sister.

10. Why does Tom say the thief might not have been caught?
(a) The knife doesn't exist.
(b) All of these.
(c) The thief doesn't exist.
(d) The knife wasn't stolen.

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

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

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

14. 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) Refuses to pay his debts.
(d) Changes his bank account.

15. Who first told Tom about Roxana's escape?
(a) Roxana.
(b) The overseer.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The steamboat owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom not want his uncle to think he is?

2. Where does Tom tell his uncle he was when he heard about what the twins were?

3. What happens at the end of the meeting?

4. Why do Tom's friends not notice the change in his attitude after he learns the truth of his birth?

5. When does Judge Driscoll decide to tell the town what Tom has told him about the twins?

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