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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. What is the name of the aunt of Tom not married to Judge Driscoll?

2. Which of the following town members belongs to the elite Society that the Judge is involved in?

3. What are some of Percy's slaves accused of?

4. How many slaves come forward with information of who committed the crime?

5. What does Roxana first choose to do when she gets worried after the trial for the slaves involved in the theft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wilson decide to do when he sees that having a law practice will not be possible in the new town?

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

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

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

5. What does Tom decide to do after his college experience?

6. What makes Aunt Patsy something of a celebrity in the town?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book in the trial. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

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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