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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 not want his uncle to think he is?

2. What does Wilson see when he reads Luigi's palm?

3. Why did Luigi kill a man?

4. What political office is Wilson told to run for?

5. What happens at the end of the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Luigi once kill a man?

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

5. What does Judge Driscoll do on Election Day?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Responsibility and coming of age are two themes that are interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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