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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 happens to the things Tom takes with him to St. Louis?

2. What does Roxana make Tom promise to do in a year's time after she helps him pay his debts?

3. Where was the Prince from who gave Angelo a gift?

4. What is the supposed motive for the accused murderer?

5. Where does Tom meet with Roxana after she was sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Luigi once kill a man?

2. What does Tom do to make himself feel better after learning the truth about his birth?

3. What did Roxana threaten to do if Tom tried to send her back to the farm?

4. Why does Roxana tell Tom that she is so sure that Judge Driscoll will not live much longer?

5. Why does Tom tell Judge Driscoll he did not challenge Luigi to a duel?

6. What does Judge Driscoll do on Election Day?

7. What does Tom say to embarrass David Wilson in front of the twins?

8. How does Judge Driscoll respond to the news that his nephew was humiliated at the meeting?

9. When does Tom steal from his neighbors' houses and why?

10. How did Roxana escape from the farmer she was sold to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Mark Twain have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What does "down river" symbolize to the characters in this book, and how does this affect the course of the plot?

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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