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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 Tom grow up to be?

2. What does Wilson spend time learning about while he is out of work?

3. How does the slave boy treat Tom as they grow up?

4. How does Tom get high debts?

5. Who notices what Roxana has done with the babies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tom when Percy dies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Roxana feel about Tom's plan to pay his gambling debt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Luigi and Angelo are two characters who are very similar in their natures, but are markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Responsibility and coming of age are two themes that are interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

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