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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 Tom use to stab his uncle?

2. Who is Wilson with when Tom tries to embarrass him?

3. How does Tom go about paying his debts?

4. Who kicks Tom during the meeting?

5. What room of the house does Judge Driscoll go over his accounts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Luigi plan to do in response to what Judge Driscoll said on election day, and why doesn't he?

3. What does the Judge plan to do with the information Tom gives him about the twins?

4. What does Roxana make Tom promise to do before he goes to St. Louis after the duel?

5. Why are the twins accused of murdering Judge Driscoll?

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

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

8. Why did Luigi once kill a man?

9. What does Roxana do to help her son pay his debts?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book in the trial. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Who were the main suspects for the murder, and what made them such prime suspects?

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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