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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 does Luigi get to represent him in court?

2. Why do Tom's friends not notice the change in his attitude after he learns the truth of his birth?

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

4. Where does Roxana go after helping her son pay his debts?

5. How much does Tom get from the sale of Roxana?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Wilson reads Luigi's palm?

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

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

5. What does Judge Driscoll do on Election Day?

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

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

8. Why does Tom tell Wilson he thinks his plan has not worked to catch the thief?

9. Why did Luigi once kill a man?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the relationship between the farmers and the slaves affect the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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