3. Why does the teacher seat Tom with the girls?
(a) because it's his turn to sit with the girls
(b) because Tom is too noisy with the boys
(c) because Tom is late
(d) because the classroom is short of chairs

4. What does Tom do to stop himself from talking in his sleep?
(a) He stuffs the covers into his mouth.
(b) He ties up his jaw, complaining of toothache.
(c) He sleeps on his stomach with his head in the pillow.
(d) He drinks cinnamon and chamomile tea.

5. What do Joe and Tom feel guilty about?
(a) taking the raft
(b) robbing a boat on the river
(c) stealing food from their homes
(d) keeping secrets from their parents

6. Where does the town gather?
(a) the schoolyard
(b) the town hall
(c) the town square
(d) the graveyard

7. What happens to the doctor?
(a) Muff strangles him.
(b) Muff knocks him on the head.
(c) Injun Joe shoots him.
(d) Injun Joe stabs him.

8. What do the townspeople use to try to make the boys' bodies come to the surface?
(a) rifles
(b) a cannon
(c) firecrackers
(d) dynamite

9. Where does Becky meet Tom at lunchtime?
(a) at the town square
(b) at Becky's house
(c) in the woods
(d) at the school

10. What can the children get with their Sunday School tickets?
(a) new Sunday clothes
(b) a new Bible
(c) a Sunday hat
(d) a shiny cross

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

12. What does Tom do that makes Becky cry?
(a) He mentions his old girlfriend.
(b) He says he doesn't like her hair.
(c) He says he doesn't like her dress.
(d) He says something bad about her cousin.

13. Who does Tom meet on his way to school?
(a) Joe Harper
(b) Jeff Thatcher
(c) Amy Lawrence
(d) Huckleberry Finn

14. What do the boys eat for breakfast after running away?
(a) cheese and stolen eggs
(b) bacon and fish
(c) dry crackers
(d) apples and bread

15. What witness comes forward against Muff Potter?
(a) A man who saw Potter meeting secretively with the doctor.
(b) A man who identified Potter as buying the murder weapon.
(c) A man who heard Potter threaten the doctor.
(d) A man who saw Potter washing in a stream in the early hours.