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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Tom feel about the person who likes to protect him?

2. What is the name of Percy's slave?

3. Why was Percy's slave put in charge of raising his son?

4. What does Aunt Patsy do to make extra money?

5. Why does Roxana end up penniless when she quit her job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to most of Judge Driscoll's nieces and nephews?

4. What does Roxana notice when she dresses her son in Tom's clothes?

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

6. What was David doing when he saw a strange sight in Tom's bedroom?

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

8. What is Roxana's first idea to deal with the worry she feels after the trial for the slaves?

9. What strange sight does Wilson see in Tom's room one night?

10. How does David Wilson feel about the twins when he meets them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Judge Driscoll choose to raise Tom and why? How does this decision affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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