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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aunt Polly's reaction to Tom's professed illness?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She scolds him for lying.
(c) She spanks him.
(d) She takes him to the doctor.

2. What does Ben trade to Tom?
(a) an apple
(b) a peach
(c) an orange
(d) a pear

3. What does Tom do when he sees the new girl?
(a) Tom shows off by doing tricks on the sidewalk.
(b) Tom pretends to ignore her.
(c) Tom asks him to play with the boys in the woods.
(d) Tom pulls her out of the window and runs down to the river with her.

4. What animal gets into a conflict with the bug Tom has brought into church?
(a) a cat
(b) a piglet
(c) a poodle
(d) a canary

5. What game does Tom play with Joe Harper?
(a) Cowboys and Indians
(b) King of the Hill
(c) Robin Hood
(d) Civil War

Short Answer Questions

1. What person does Tom make up to threaten the stranger with?

2. What does Tom say the sound of the wind in the trees might be?

3. Where has Tom heard of the ailment he fakes?

4. What does Muff leave behind?

5. What thought discourages Tom from committing suicide?

(see the answer key)

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