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"Tom"'s attitude toward "Chambers" when the two are young can best be described as:

(A) disdainful

(B) brotherly

(D) neutral

Just before Percy Driscoll's death, Roxy is:

(A) freed

(B) sold to Judge Driscoll

(D) sold to a steamboat line as a servant

Dawson's Landing is in which state?

(A) Missouri

(B) Mississippi

(D) Arkansas

Who is Chambers's biological father?

(A) Jasper

(B) Judge Driscoll

(D) Percy Driscoll

Who of the following characters win(s) in the town election?

(A) The twins and Pudd'nhead Wilson

(B) Pudd'nhead Wilson

(D) The judge and the twins

The twins claim to have toured the world as:

(A) sailors

(B) a sideshow act

(D) tourists

After Percy Driscoll's death, Roxy works as a:

(A) chambermaid aboard a steamboat

(B) nanny

(D) fieldhand

Which of the following is not one of Pudd'nhead Wilson's activities?

(A) Fingerprinting

(B) Photography

(D) Surveying

Who of the following does Roxy claim as ancestors?

(A) Pocahontas

(B) An African king

(D) All of the above

What is the name of the town where most of the novel takes place?

(A) St. Louis

(B) Dawson's Creek

(D) Hannibal

Which of the following reasons motivate(s) "Tom" to sell Roxy "down the river"?

(A) To get money to pay his gambling debts

(B) To prevent her from revealing his true identity

(D) All of the above

After their initial appearance, the twins first impress the town by:

(A) performing magic tricks

(B) playing a piano duet

(D) singing pieces from an opera in Italian

Pudd'nhead Wilson comes to Dawson's Landing from:

(A) New York

(B) Pennsylvania

(D) Louisiana

The Indian knife is given to the twins by:

(A) a woman

(B) a thief

(D) their father

"Tom" gets into trouble by:

(A) drinking

(B) visiting prostitutes

(D) gambling

The judge refuses to fight a duel with Luigi because Luigi is an assassin and therefore:

(A) the judge is afraid of him

(B) Luigi is probably a better shot than the judge

(D) Luigi will probably not show up for the duel

For which office does Pudd'nhead Wilson run?

(A) Police chief

(B) Mayor

(D) Senator

As children, "Chambers" saves "Tom" from:

(A) a fire

(B) chicken pox

(D) kidnapping

Judge Driscoll, Colonel Essex, Pembroke Howard, and the other town leaders are proud that their ancestors came from:

(A) Maryland

(B) England

(D) Virginia

Between what years do the events of the novel take place?

(A) 1870-1893 - after the Civil War

(B) 1830-1853 - before the Civil War

(D) 1800-1823 - well before the Civil War

What is "Tom"'s ultimate punishment for killing Judge Driscoll?

(A) Execution

(B) Life in prison

(D) Being sold "down the river" as a slave

Which character(s) is/are injured in the first duel?

(A) Roxy

(B) Judge Driscoll

(D) All of the above

Roxy is singled out for harsh treatment on the plantation because of:

(A) her looks, which make the master's wife jealous

(B) her rheumatism, which makes her unable to work

(D) her attention to an orphaned slave girl, which annoys the master

Tom Driscoll is named after:

(A) Thomas Jefferson

(B) his father

(D) Thomas Aquinas

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