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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Roxana work on the steamboat?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

2. Why was Percy's slave put in charge of raising his son?
(a) His wife had died.
(b) His wife was sick.
(c) He was afraid to get attached to the child.
(d) He knew she would care well for him.

3. How does the slave boy grow up to be?
(a) Happy and content.
(b) Quiet and meek.
(c) Spoiled and selfish.
(d) Kind and unintelligent.

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

5. What college does Tom go to?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Georgetown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment makes Roxana quit her job?

2. Why do Tom's aunts treat him the way they do?

3. Who tells Roxana that Tom was briefly disinherited?

4. What does Roxana realize when she dresses her baby after she gets worried?

5. What does Wilson make a comment about that makes people think he is unintelligent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Roxana not accused of being part of the theft?

2. How does Wilson make a negative impression on the town?

3. What caused Tom to get cut out of Judge Driscoll's will the first time?

4. Why does Roxana quit her job, and what horrible surprise greets her?

5. What happens to Roxana after Percy dies?

6. Who is the most prominent person in Dawson's Landing?

7. What does Wilson like to collect from the people in town?

8. How does Tom plan to pay his gambling debt when he meets with Roxana?

9. What does Roxana become worried about after the trial for the slaves involved in the theft?

10. How does Tom treat Chambers and Roxana as he grows up?

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