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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. How does Tom grow up to be?

2. Where does Wilson keep all the samples he collects?

3. What is the name of Percy's slave?

4. What happens to Roxana when Percy dies?

5. What does Roxana realize when she dresses her baby after she gets worried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chambers protect Tom from?

2. How does Tom treat Chambers and Roxana as he grows up?

3. What makes Aunt Patsy something of a celebrity in the town?

4. What caused Tom to get cut out of Judge Driscoll's will the first time?

5. What does Tom do when he goes to college?

6. What happened to most of Judge Driscoll's nieces and nephews?

7. What strange sight does Wilson see in Tom's room one night?

8. Why does Roxana quit her job, and what horrible surprise greets her?

9. How does Roxana feel about Tom's plan to pay his gambling debt?

10. How does David Wilson feel about the twins when he meets them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book in the trial. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

What does "down river" symbolize to the characters in this book, and how does this affect the course of the plot?

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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