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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 much gambling debt has Tom incurred when he meets Roxana?

3. Where has Roxana been living since she got back to Dawson's Landing?

4. What does Percy's slave name her baby?

5. What does Roxana call her son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to Tom when Percy dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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