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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 elite society does Judge Driscoll belong to?

2. Who takes the people visiting Aunt Patsy on a tour of the town?

3. How is Roxana treated by Tom as he grows up?

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

5. How many times in the babies's first year of life does Wilson take samples from them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Judge Driscoll do when the Italian twins come to town?

9. What happens to Tom when Percy dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Aunt Patsy was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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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