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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 did Judge Driscoll do early the morning after Tom's humiliation at the meeting?

2. Who does Luigi get to represent him in court?

3. Who told Tom to return to St. Louis for a time?

4. What was stolen from the twins?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Tom rides to St. Louis to pay part of his gambling debt?

3. What does Judge Driscoll do on Election Day?

4. How does Tom hide his appearance while robbing from his neighbors?

5. How does Wilson respond to the idea that Tom gives about why his plan hasn't worked to catch the thief?

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

7. How did Tom decide to settle his humiliation during the meeting?

8. What is Wilson's plan to catch the thief?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations

Essay Topic 3

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?

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