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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 Mary promise Tom for memorizing his Bible verses?

2. Where is the graveyard located?

3. What does Tom give to Becky?

4. Who breaks the rules of the game?

5. What time is it, when Tom thinks it must be dawn while he is waiting to meet Huck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom make Becky whisper in his ear?

2. How does Tom trick other boys into doing his work for him?

3. Describe Tom's high spirits at suppertime.

4. Describe what Tom draws on his slate for Becky.

5. What are the boys' reactions to realizing that the townspeople think they're dead?

6. Why does Tom realize that Muff Potter cannot tell the true story?

7. What do the villagers want to do to Injun Joe?

8. What does Tom tutor Becky in when they meet surreptitiously during lunch?

9. What is Tom's objection after the initial reaction to the boys' homecoming?

10. Describe some of the ways Tom and Huck discuss to remove warts.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, people show off, or posture. Tom shows off when he wants to get Becky's attention, but showing off is not just for children. The Sunday School teacher shows off for important guests, and the schoolmaster shows off for the parents and town.

1) Why do the characters in the novel show off? What do they hope to gain?

2) What different forms does "showing off" take? Why are these actions supposed to impress others?

3) How aware are the characters of others' "showing off"? How effective is it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss religion in the novel.

1) Is Tom religious? Discuss his reactions to Sunday school, his behavior in church, his beliefs in superstition, and his beliefs about the afterlife.

2) What role does religion play in Tom's family? What purposes does the Sunday-morning family ritual serve?

3) Do the community's religious leaders influence thought in the community? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss love and jealousy in the novel by examining the relationship between Becky and Tom.

1) Is Tom really in love with Becky? Is his love for Becky different from his "love" for Amy Lawrence, whom he so easily dismisses? How is his love of Becky different from his love for Aunt Polly?

2) Describe Becky's feelings for Tom. What attracts Becky to Tom? How deep are her emotions for him? How does the experience in the caves change their relationship?

3) How do the characters experience and use jealousy in their relationship?

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