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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 is the supposed motive for the accused murderer?

2. What does Judge Driscoll do to repair the family name after hearing about Tom's humiliation at the meeting?

3. Where does the person with the plan to catch the thief think he will be caught?

4. Who becomes mayor on Election Day?

5. What does Tom take with him to St. Louis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Luigi once kill a man?

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

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

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

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

10. What happened when Tom tried to steal money from his uncle?

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

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

How does Judge Driscoll choose to raise Tom and why? How does this decision affect the course of the plot?

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