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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom wake Sid?
(a) Tom shakes Sid and calls his name.
(b) Tom's moaning wakes Sid.
(c) Tom splashes water on Sid.
(d) Tom pushes Sid out of bed.

2. What does Aunt Polly do about Tom's loose tooth?
(a) She pulls it out with pliers.
(b) She pulls it out with string.
(c) She gives him an apple to bite into.
(d) She gives him gum to chew.

3. What does Tom decide to run away to become?
(a) an actor
(b) a pirate
(c) a statesman
(d) an acrobat

4. What source of food do the boys find on the island?
(a) wild chickens
(b) peach trees
(c) a fishing pond
(d) turtle eggs

5. What does Tom say is wrong with him?
(a) He says his toe is mortified.
(b) He says he has leprocy.
(c) He says his appendix has burst.
(d) He says he has gout.

6. What does Mary promise Tom for memorizing his Bible verses?
(a) a slingshot
(b) new shoes
(c) a fishing pole
(d) a knife

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

8. What does Huck teach the other boys?
(a) how to make a lean-to
(b) how to fish
(c) how to make a fire
(d) how to smoke

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

10. What do Tom and Joe use to play with the tick?
(a) feathers
(b) pins
(c) paper balls
(d) pencils

11. What role do Tom and Joe Harper take in the battle?
(a) opposing generals
(b) allied generals
(c) general and lieutenant
(d) general and president

12. What does Tom trade his tooth for?
(a) a tick
(b) an arrow
(c) a matchbook
(d) a marble

13. What thought discourages Tom from committing suicide?
(a) His Sunday School record is not good.
(b) His aunt will miss him.
(c) Mary and Sid will miss him.
(d) Becky won't even mourn for him.

14. What does Tom steal as he goes out to play after whitewashing the fence?
(a) a doughnut
(b) a peach
(c) some jam
(d) a cookie

15. What happens to the boys' raft?
(a) They dock it on the island.
(b) The current takes it away.
(c) They shove it out into the river.
(d) It sinks during the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Tom leave Aunt Polly his note?

2. What witness comes forward against Muff Potter?

3. What does Tom throw at Sid as he leaves?

4. What does Tom write the pact between the boys on?

5. Where does Tom sneak off to during the night on the island?

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