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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. Who becomes close friends with the people visiting Aunt Patsy?
(a) David Wilson.
(b) Sheriff Wilson.
(c) Tom.
(d) Chambers.

2. Where has Roxana been living since she got back to Dawson's Landing?
(a) The church.
(b) The old planting shed.
(c) The haunted house.
(d) The boat docks.

3. Where are the ancestors of the most prominent man in town from?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

4. How old is the slave boy when he is sold?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. Why does Roxana's baby not look like a slave?
(a) He is fair skinned.
(b) His father was white.
(c) He was raised in a white household.
(d) He has light hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom offer to Roxana to get her to keep quiet?

2. What does the Tom need protection from?

3. What does Roxana worry about after the trial for the slaves involved in the theft?

4. How does the slave boy save Tom's life?

5. Why is Roxana cleared of the crime that the Percy slaves were accused of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who lives with Judge Driscoll?

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

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

5. What does Roxana say when she meets with Tom in the haunted house?

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

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

8. Why does Tom have such few friends after his college experience?

9. What did Roxana do to prepare for her retirement?

10. What does Chambers protect Tom from?

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