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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aunt Polly do to Tom for going out at night?
(a) She spanks him until he cries.
(b) She yells at him and kicks him out of the house.
(c) She pretends she doesn't know what happened.
(d) She weeps over him and tells him to go ahead and break her heart.

2. What does Tom imagine after his aunt hits him and does not apologize?
(a) stealing the quilt she's making
(b) lightning from heaven striking her
(c) dying without forgiving her
(d) running away to the big city

3. What does Tom give to Becky?
(a) an orange
(b) a peach
(c) an apple
(d) a pear

4. What do the men fight over?
(a) how long their task is taking
(b) if the doctor will turn them in
(c) money
(d) who is doing the most work

5. What does Tom do when he plays hooky?
(a) He plays baseball.
(b) He plays catch.
(c) He goes swimming.
(d) He reads a book.

6. What does Muff leave behind?
(a) the murder weapon
(b) a cigarette butt
(c) his shoe
(d) his jacket

7. How does Tom wake Sid?
(a) Tom shakes Sid and calls his name.
(b) Tom pushes Sid out of bed.
(c) Tom splashes water on Sid.
(d) Tom's moaning wakes Sid.

8. What does Sid do that Tom gets blamed for?
(a) Sid breaks the sugar bowl.
(b) Sid lets the cat out.
(c) Sid hides the napkins.
(d) Sid eats all the dessert.

9. What does Huck teach the other boys?
(a) how to make a lean-to
(b) how to fish
(c) how to smoke
(d) how to make a fire

10. How many tickets are needed to earn a prize?
(a) five blue tickets
(b) ten yellow tickets
(c) fifty green tickets
(d) twenty red tickets

11. What do Tom and Joe use to play with the tick?
(a) paper balls
(b) pins
(c) pencils
(d) feathers

12. Who do Tom and Huck think Muff Potter, Injun Joe, and Doctor Robinson are when they first approach?
(a) devils
(b) witches
(c) ghosts
(d) animals

13. When Tom beats up the strange boy, what does he tell the boy to holler to make him stop?
(a) "Nuff!"
(b) "I give!"
(c) "Uncle!"
(d) "You win!"

14. How long does it take the boys to get to the cemetery?
(a) an hour and a half
(b) a half hour
(c) an hour
(d) five minutes

15. How does Tom feel when he gets to school?
(a) angry
(b) sad
(c) happy
(d) goofy

Short Answer Questions

1. What serves as a field for their tick game?

2. What thought discourages Tom from committing suicide?

3. Why does Tom decide to run away?

4. Who wins the battle?

5. Where does Tom sneak off to during the night on the island?

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