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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32 and 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Tom give for not letting Polly know he was alive?
(a) Tom didn't want to spoil the effect of appearing at the funeral.
(b) Tom didn't want Sid and Mary to find out he was alive.
(c) Tom didn't want to betray his fellow pirates, Joe and Huck.
(d) Tom thought Polly would be angry if she knew he'd been to the house.

2. How long does Tom have to stay after school?
(a) two hours
(b) one hour
(c) half an hour
(d) forty-five minutes

3. What is the only thing Tom finds wrong with him, when he wakes up Monday morning?
(a) a sprained wrist
(b) a cut on his knee
(c) an upset stomach
(d) a loose tooth

4. Where has Tom heard of the ailment he fakes?
(a) from a friend at school
(b) from a teacher
(c) from a doctor
(d) in a book

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the potential consequence Tom heard that the illness could have?

2. What does Tom say that robbers bury under a tree with their treasure?

3. What is in the first closet Huck and Tom search in the haunted house?

4. What is Muff Potter's reaction when Tom is called as a witness?

5. Does Huck tell the Welshman the Spaniard's true identity?

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