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

2. Who does Roxana hope will help her when she ends up penniless?

3. Why is Wilson unable to get good clients in the new town?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roxana worry about after completing her plan to give her son a good life, and what happens?

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

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

4. What happens to Tom when Percy dies?

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

6. What does Chambers protect Tom from?

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

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

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

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

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

How does Wilson's enjoyment of fingerprints change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tom's relationship with Roxana change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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