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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim throw out the window in Chapter 37?
(a) The rope ladder.
(b) His vittles.
(c) A tin plate.
(d) The witch pie.

2. Why is there no reply to the letters Uncle Silas sends the plantation owners?
(a) The plantation owner is bad-mannered.
(b) The plantation owner has died.
(c) The steamboat carring the mail has been sunk.
(d) The plantation does not exist.

3. According to Tom, how long did the Marseilles prisoner take to dig out, and where did he emerge?
(a) Thirty-seven years to dig in a circle around the prison and arrive where he started.
(b) Thirty-nine years to dig his way to China.
(c) Two hours to dig through to the prison kitchen.
(d) Thirty-seven years to dig his way to China.

4. For Huck, what is the effect of the farmers' visits and Aunt Sally's questions?
(a) He is becoming confused, but tries to stay confident.
(b) He is scared and confused.
(c) He is confident and makes up a good story, as usual.
(d) He is scared, but keeps level-headed.

5. Which animal does Tom suggest Jim might tame?
(a) A large spider.
(b) A rat.
(c) A rattlesnake.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 29, how does the King claim he arrived in the town?

2. The doctor uses the word "singular." In the context, what does this word mean?

3. Where does the King lay the blame for the missing money?

4. According to Tom, how do prisoners always water their plants?

5. What is Aunt Sally doing when Huck again escapes down the lightning rod?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jim's final act of kindness towards Huck?

2. What human vice ironically provides the means for Huck and the con men to escape after the Wilks fraud?

3. Who is made a scapegoat in the matter of the spoons and the rats?

4. Comment on Tom's proposed plans to recompense and appease Jim, who has suffered the most from Tom's absurd endeavors.

5. How has the situation escalated by Chapter 40?

6. Is there any way in which Tom Sawyer's character appears a little unpleasant at this point in the novel (by Chapter 35)?

7. What precautions are taken in the Phelps household after the notes are received?

8. How does Tom overreach himself in his elaborate construction of fantasy in Chapter 39?

9. When responding Chapter 42, what conclusion is it possible to make concerning a romantic view of the world?

10. What final absurdity does Tom attempt in Chapter 40?

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