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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. Who told Tom to return to St. Louis for a time?
2. What does Judge Driscoll do to repair the family name after hearing about Tom's humiliation at the meeting?
3. What happens to the things Tom takes with him to St. Louis?
4. What political position is Judge Driscoll running for?
5. What is the only thing that gives Tom pleasure after learning the truth of his birth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Luigi once kill a man?
2. How does Wilson respond to the idea that Tom gives about why his plan hasn't worked to catch the thief?
3. Why does Tom tell Wilson he thinks his plan has not worked to catch the thief?
4. What happens when Tom rides to St. Louis to pay part of his gambling debt?
5. What does the Judge plan to do with the information Tom gives him about the twins?
6. What does Luigi plan to do in response to what Judge Driscoll said on election day, and why doesn't he?
7. Why does Roxana tell Tom that she is so sure that Judge Driscoll will not live much longer?
8. How does Judge Driscoll respond to the news that his nephew was humiliated at the meeting?
9. How did Tom decide to settle his humiliation during the meeting?
10. What happens when Wilson reads Luigi's palm?
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
How does Judge Driscoll choose to raise Tom and why? How does this decision affect the course of the plot?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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