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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disconcerts Becky when Tom shouts to the other picnickers?
(a) how high Tom's voice is
(b) the sound of bats flying off
(c) the lack of response
(d) the sound of the echo

2. What makes Aunt Polly able to forgive Tom anything?
(a) Joe tells her that Tom was the one that convinced them to come back.
(b) She discovers the note in his jacket, so she knows he wasn't lying.
(c) Tom tells her that the only reason he came back was to stop her from grieving.
(d) She remembers how she felt when she thought Tom was dead.

3. What had Joe found in the cave to eat?
(a) soapstone and snakes
(b) beetles and rats
(c) bats and candle wax
(d) mushrooms and snails

4. How does Judge Frazer let Tom down?
(a) He dies before telling Tom the secret Tom's waiting for.
(b) He gets sick and so will miss Fourth of July.
(c) He leaves the town without giving word.
(d) He dies, just when Tom thought he was getting well.

5. When Tom awakens the next morning, what does he think of his and Huck's adventure in the haunted house?
(a) He's thought of a scheme to capture Injun Joe.
(b) He's decided to give up on the treasure.
(c) He has thought of a scheme to get the treasure.
(d) He's afraid it's a dream.

6. Why does Tom remember to grab the towel before running?
(a) Injun Joe could track him down with the towel.
(b) His aunt would kill him for losing the towel.
(c) Sid would snitch on Tom if he came back without the towel.
(d) Huck would kill him for losing the towel.

7. What does Tom fear whenever someone gossips to him about the murder?
(a) He fears Muff Potter will not be convicted.
(b) He fears the doctor's ghost will rise up.
(c) He fears the person is hinting Tom knows something.
(d) He fears he will be accused of the murder.

8. What does Polly say that Tom should have done?
(a) waited until after the funeral to reveal himself
(b) come to let her know he was alive
(c) come back home sooner
(d) stayed away longer

9. Why does Tom say robbers fail to come get their treasures?
(a) They get caught and sent to prison or flee the country.
(b) They forget the marks that identify the spot or else they die.
(c) Their treasure maps get lost, destroyed, or stolen.
(d) They get doublecrossed by their partners and stranded.

10. Who takes care of Huck when he's ill?
(a) Huck's father
(b) Aunt Polly
(c) Widow Douglas
(d) the Welshman

11. What does Tom say the Widow Douglas has for children?
(a) ice cream
(b) pie
(c) candy
(d) soda

12. What prevented Injun Joe's capture at the Widow Douglas' house?
(a) One of the boys tripped over a branch.
(b) A bird took flight at the Welshman's approach.
(c) Injun Joe saw the approaching men reflected in the widow's windows.
(d) The Welshman couldn't help sneezing.

13. What is Muff Potter's reaction when Tom is called as a witness?
(a) anger
(b) sorrow
(c) surprise
(d) terror

14. Does Huck tell the Welshman the Spaniard's true identity?
(a) Yes, but only after much prompting and promising to protect Huck.
(b) No, Huck never thinks about giving away the secret.
(c) Yes, Huck tells him right away.
(d) No, but Huck is sorely tempted to tell the truth.

15. What is Tom's attitude when he first takes the stand?
(a) sullen
(b) angry
(c) frightened
(d) showing off

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Tom give for not letting Polly know he was alive?

2. What day of the week is a bad day to visit a haunted house?

3. What happens to Injun Joe's accomplice?

4. What color is the schoolmaster's bald head, when the pranksters cause a cat to snatch his wig away?

5. What does Tom threaten to do if Huck runs away from the Widow Douglas?

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