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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Tom say the Widow Douglas has for children?
(a) soda
(b) candy
(c) pie
(d) ice cream
2. What does Tom threaten to do if Huck runs away from the Widow Douglas?
(a) confiscate Huck's half of the treasure
(b) tell where Huck's hideout is
(c) not allow Huck to be in his gang
(d) put a hex on Huck
3. What is Tom's attitude when he first takes the stand?
(a) angry
(b) frightened
(c) showing off
(d) sullen
4. What reason does Tom give Becky for his shout, when he sees Injun Joe?
(a) He says he was scared by a bat.
(b) He says he thought he saw a searcher.
(c) He says he wanted to hear the echo.
(d) He says he shouted for luck.
5. How did the boys get to shore from their island?
(a) They stole a skiff.
(b) They swam against the current.
(c) They paddled using a log.
(d) They made a raft.
6. What illness does Tom contract during vacation?
(a) measles
(b) chicken pox
(c) mumps
(d) whooping cough
7. What does Tom say that robbers bury under a tree with their treasure?
(a) a cursed cross
(b) a box of toadstools
(c) a dead man
(d) a witch's finger
8. What does Huck say he'd do with treasure?
(a) save it to live on
(b) run away to Europe
(c) buy pie and soda every day
(d) give it to his father
9. How long does Tom have to stay after school?
(a) two hours
(b) half an hour
(c) one hour
(d) forty-five minutes
10. Why does Tom say they need to stop and wait by the water?
(a) He's afraid of getting even more lost.
(b) They've nearly run out of candles.
(c) There's only one source of water in the cave.
(d) No one will find them if they keep moving around.
11. Before the trial, does any of the town gossip speculate that Muff Potter is innocent?
(a) No, everyone in town thinks Muff is a murderer.
(b) Yes, a large number of people are skeptical that Muff is a murderer.
(c) Yes, a few people won't believe that Muff is a killer.
(d) No, but many people find it hard to believe Muff is a murderer.
12. What prevented Injun Joe's capture at the Widow Douglas' house?
(a) A bird took flight at the Welshman's approach.
(b) One of the boys tripped over a branch.
(c) Injun Joe saw the approaching men reflected in the widow's windows.
(d) The Welshman couldn't help sneezing.
13. What color lights are seen in the haunted house, reportedly?
(a) yellow
(b) green
(c) red
(d) blue
14. How does Becky make Tom jealous?
(a) by talking with Bill Miller
(b) by sitting and reading with Alfred Temple
(c) by kissing Joe Harper
(d) by sitting next to Ben Rodgers
15. When Tom awakens the next morning, what does he think of his and Huck's adventure in the haunted house?
(a) He's decided to give up on the treasure.
(b) He's afraid it's a dream.
(c) He has thought of a scheme to get the treasure.
(d) He's thought of a scheme to capture Injun Joe.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Mrs. Thatcher find out that Becky's not where she's supposed to be?
2. What day of the week is a bad day to visit a haunted house?
3. What is Judge Thatcher's feeling toward Tom?
4. Who is the first friend who agrees to go hunting for treasure with Tom?
5. What was the schoolmaster's unfulfilled goal?
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