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

2. How does Judge Driscoll feel after meeting the people visiting Aunt Patsy?

3. Where is the bank where Roxana places her money?

4. Why do some people continue to put up with Tom while he is nasty to them?

5. What is the name of the most prominent man in town's only surviving nephew?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when some of Percy's slaves are accused of theft?

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

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

9. What does Tom do when he goes to college?

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

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

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations

Essay Topic 3

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

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